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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Leavening

/lĕv'-ən-ĭng/ · Leav·en·ing · IPA /lˈɛvənɪŋ/
01 n. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven.
  1. 1.
    The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven.
  2. 2.
    That which leavens or makes light.