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Meaning ofleavenin English

leaven

us//ˈlivən//uk//ˈliːvən//

Past Tenseleavened
Participle Verbleavening
Third Person Singularleavens

Definitions

Noun
1. an agent making dough rise; causing expansion
  Yeast is a common leaven used in baking bread.
2. a factor inducing corrupt change; negative influence
  The corrupt politician's influence was a leaven that spread evil throughout the city.
3. an element changing a mass; altering properties
  The baker used yeast as a leaven to make the dough rise.
Verb
1. to add an agent for expansion; lighten dough
  The yeast helped leaven the bread, giving it a light texture.
2. to make something rise (using yeast or bacteria)
  The baker will leaven the dough to give the bread a fluffy texture.