英语词汇“leaven”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	leaven
释义	leav·en I. \ˈlevən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English levain, from Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin levamen, from Latin levare to raise — more at lever 1. a. : a substance (as yeast) acting or used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid; especially : sourdough b. : a material (as sour milk and soda or baking powder) used to produce a gas that lightens dough or batter while it is baking; also : a gas so produced (as carbon dioxide, air, or steam) 2. : leavening < a few really funny stories by way of leaven — Geoffrey Boumphrey > < without the leaven of popular education, a landlocked region was not apt to make much progress — S.E.Morison & H.S.Commager > II. transitive verb (leavened ; leavened ; leavening \-v(ə)niŋ\ ; leavens) Etymology: Middle English levainen, from levain, n. 1. a. : to cause (as dough) to ferment b. : to make light by aerating (as with carbon dioxide by the action of yeast or baking powder) : raise 11b < practically all breads, rolls, and some products like coffee cake are yeast-leavened; crackers, biscuits, pretzels, cookies, and the major portion of cakes are chemically leavened — Oscar Skovholt > 2. : to mingle or permeate with some modifying, alleviating, or vivifying element < serious poetry leavened with wit — Sara H. Hay > < a large fund of shrewd ability leavened by charm — Current Biography > < his bitterness is leavened by a mischievous humor — N.R.Nash > Synonyms: see infuse
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