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Synonyms for leaven

Grammar : Verb
Spell : lev-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv ən

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Définition of leaven

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French levain "leaven, sourdough" (12c.), from Latin levamen "alleviation, mitigation," but used in Vulgar Latin in its literal sense of "a means of lifting, something that raises," from levare "to raise" (see lever). Figurative use from late 14c.
  • verb ferment
  • verb influence
  • verb raise
Example sentences :
  • He compares it to little things, to a tiny seed, to a handful of leaven, to a pearl.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • I could feel the leaven working in his soul, you understand.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • It is hard to say if there might not have been some leaven of "pique" in these reasonings.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • One can hardly conceive how disagreeable this leaven was to the taste.
  • Extract from : « Perils and Captivity » by Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
  • The leaven of the psychology of independence was getting in its work.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • Science has already to some extent leavened the world; it will leaven it more and more.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • They contain the leaven of the faith, life and spirit of Protestantism.
  • Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
  • They cannot draw together, as in England, and leaven the lump.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
  • All of our tasks should be sweetened and glorified with the leaven of good humor.
  • Extract from : « The Girl Wanted » by Nixon Waterman
  • The kingdom of God works like a leaven, you know, my dear young friend.
  • Extract from : « Friendship Village » by Zona Gale

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