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leavening
(encz) | leavening, n: |
Leavening
(gcide) | Leaven \Leav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leavened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Leavening.]
1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to
ferment.
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A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. --1 Cor.
v. 6.
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2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.
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With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he
leavens also his prayer. --Milton.
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Leavening
(gcide) | Leavening \Leav"en*ing\, n.
1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means
of leaven.
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2. That which leavens or makes light. --Bacon.
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leavening
(wn) | leavening
n 1: an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify
something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of
humor" [syn: leaven, leavening]
2: a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
[syn: leaven, leavening] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
leavening
(encz) | leavening, n: |
leavening
(wn) | leavening
n 1: an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify
something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of
humor" [syn: leaven, leavening]
2: a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
[syn: leaven, leavening] |
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