leaven in Sindhi سنڌي
leaven in Telugu తెలుగు
leaven in Urdu اُردُو
leaven in English
- leaven⇄leaven, noun, verb.
- leaven⇄noun 1. any substance, such as yeast, that will cause fermentation and raise dough.
2. a small amount of fermenting dough kept for this purpose.
3. (Figurative.) an influence that, spreading silently and strongly, changes conditions or opin - leaven⇄v.i. (Figurative.) to become transformed or modified under some strong influence.
Ex. The play ultimately leavens according to the power and magic of the actress playing Joan (Saturday Review). - leaven⇄v.t. 1. to raise with or as with a leaven; make (dough) light or lighter.
Ex. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? (I Corinthians 5:6).
2. (Figurative.) to spread through and transform.
(SYN) permeate, pervade.