| Main Entry: | leaven |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ferment |
Synonyms: |
lighten, pepsinate, raise |
| Main Entry: | leaven |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | raise |
Synonyms: |
activate, catalyze, ferment, imbue, infuse |
| Main Entry: | leavening |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | catalyst |
Synonyms: |
adjuvant, agitator, enzyme, ferment, goad, impetus, impulse, incendiary, incentive, incitation, incitement, leaven, motivation, radical stimulus, reactant, reactionary, spark plug, spur, stimulant, synergist, wave maker, yeast |
| Main Entry: | ferment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substance causing chemicals to split into simpler substances |
Synonyms: |
bacteria, bacterium, barm, ebullition, enzyme, fermentation agent, leaven, leavening, mold, seethe, simmer, yeast |
| Main Entry: | ferment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | split into simpler substances; be agitated |
Synonyms: |
acidify, be violent, boil, brew, bubble, churn, concoct, dissolve, effervesce, evaporate, excite, fester, fizz, foam, foment, froth, heat, incite, inflame, leaven, moil, overflow, provoke, ripen, rise, rouse, seethe, simmer, sour, sparkle, stir up, work |
| Main Entry: | flavor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add seasoning |
Synonyms: |
add zing, add zip, ginger, hot it up, imbue, impart, infuse, lace, leaven, pep up, pepper, salt, season, spice |
| Main Entry: | imbue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | infuse, saturate |
Synonyms: |
bathe, diffuse, impregnate, inculcate, infix, ingrain, inoculate, instill, invest, leaven, permeate, pervade, steep, suffuse |
Antonyms: |
drain, take out |
| Main Entry: | impregnate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | infuse, fill; make pregnant |
Synonyms: |
charge, conceive, drench, fecundate, fertilize, imbrue, implant, inoculate, inseminate, leaven, overflow, percolate, permeate, pervade, procreate, produce, reproduce, saturate, seethe, soak, sodden, souse, steep, suffuse, transfuse |
Antonyms: |
deplete, take out |
| Main Entry: | infuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | introduce; soak |
Synonyms: |
animate, breathe into, imbue, impart, implant, impregnate, inculcate, indoctrinate, ingrain, inoculate, inspire, instill, intersperse, invest, leaven, permeate, pervade, plant, saturate, steep, suffuse |