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Rareleavens
The correct spelling is leavens.
How to pronounce leavens
noun
Say it like: Lee-ven-s
The correct spelling is leavens. Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
- 2.Anything that makes a general assimilating change in the mass.
verb
- 1.To add a leavening agent.
- 2.To cause to rise by fermentation.
- 3.To temper an action or decision.
- 4.To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.
- 5.To rise or become larger.
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