leaven

Nouns

  • (n) a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid leavening,
  • (n) an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
    • his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor
    leavening,

Verbs

  • (v) cause to puff up with a leaven
    • unleavened bread
    prove, raise,

Synonyms

leavening prove raise

Words of close approximity

leaved leaver
leave
leaved leaver
leavened leavening