LEAVEN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
   Synonym(s)
   • leavening (what does leavening mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor
   Hypernyms(s) leaven is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • imponderable (what does imponderable mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
   Synonym(s)
   • leavening (what does leavening mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) leaven is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • substance (what does substance mean?)
   • matter (what does matter mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • baking powder (what does baking powder mean?)
   • sourdough (what does sourdough mean?)
   • yeast (what does yeast mean?)
   • barm (what does barm mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • leaven (what does leaven mean?)
   • prove (what does prove mean?)

LEAVEN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cause to puff up with a leaven
   Synonym(s)
   • prove (what does prove mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • unleavened bread
   Hypernyms(s) leaven is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • lift (what does lift mean?)
   • elevate (what does elevate mean?)
   • get up (what does get up mean?)
   • bring up (what does bring up mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • rise (what does rise mean?)
   • prove (what does prove mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • leaven (what does leaven mean?)
   • leavening (what does leavening mean?)