🍞leaven

noun/verb
/ˈlɛv.ən/

Meaning

a substance, typically yeast, that causes dough to rise; to permeate and modify

Example Sentences

A little yeast will leaven the bread dough.

Synonyms

yeast, ferment, agent, raise

Antonyms

flatten, compress

Collocations

leaven bread, spiritual leaven, leaven the mind

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