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leavened
leav·en L0094200 (lĕv′ən)n.1. An agent, such as yeast, that causes batter or dough to rise, especially by fermentation.2. An element, influence, or agent that works subtly to lighten, enliven, or modify a whole.tr.v. leav·ened, leav·en·ing, leav·ens 1. To add a rising agent to.2. To cause to rise, especially by fermentation.3. To pervade with a lightening, enlivening, or modifying influence.
[Middle English, from Old French levain, from Vulgar Latin *levāmen, from Latin levāre, to raise; see legwh- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | leavened - made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form; "leavened bread"; "well-leavened"; "yeast-leavened breads"unleavened, unraised - made without leavening; "unleavened bread is often simply flour mixed with water" |
Translationsleavened (ˈlevnd) adjective (negative unleavened) containing yeast to make it rise. leavened bread. 經發酵的 经发醇的EncyclopediaSeeleavenMedicalSeeleavening agentleavened
Antonyms for leavenedadj made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powderAntonyms |