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leavening

verb

Meaning

  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.
  6. The process by which something is leavened.
  7. Making light by aeration.
  8. Any organism or substance added to a food product (such as dough or batter) that makes it rise when cooked.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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