Definition of leavens Leavens

/lɛˈvʌnz/ - [levunz] -

We found 3 definitions of leavens from 2 different sources.

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Noun Plural: leavens
leaven - a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
		leavening
		substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes"
		baking powder any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast
		sourdough a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
leaven - an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"
		leavening

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leaven (Noun)
Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
leaven (Noun)
Anything that makes a general assimilating especially a corrupting change in the mass.
leaven (Verb)
To add a leavening agent .
leaven (Verb)
To cause to rise by fermentation.
leaven (Verb)
To temper an action or decision.
leaven (Verb)
To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.

leaven (n.)
Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce, fermentation, as in dough or liquids; esp., a portion of fermenting dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough, produces a general change in the mass, and renders it light; yeast; barm.
leaven (n.)
Anything which makes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting) change in the mass.
leaven (v. t.)
To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment.
leaven (v. t.)
To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.

leaven
lev′n, n. the ferment which makes dough rise in a spongy form: anything that makes a general change, whether good or bad.—v.t. to raise with leaven: to taint.—n. Leav′ening.—adj. Leav′enous, containing leaven. [Fr. levain—L. levamen—levāre, to raise—levis, light.]