leavened

verb

past tense of leaven
as in enlivened

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  1. enlivened
  2. infused
  3. imbued
  4. animated
  5. suffused
  6. steeped
  7. inoculated
Verb
  • Middleton’s latest fall look enlivened her royal wardrobe with a distinct use of color.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The book is enlivened by Andersen’s gift for satire, which plays up the comic potential of ideological extremes.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of enlivened
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  • The result is a piece of writing that is by turns reflective, researched, confessional and infused with righteous anger.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • According to Vogue, the ceremony was infused with nods to the couple’s heritage and kicked off with a Paebaek ceremony, a centuries-old Korean tradition that originally served as a welcome for the bride into the groom’s family.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of infused
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  • The spirituality throughout is imbued with a solemn reverence more Catholic than Baptist.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Big Tech platforms in 2022 were all massively profitable but maturing, run by CEOs imbued with the cult of the founder.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of imbued
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  • Six of 2026’s 20 highest-grossing films domestically are animated, according to Box Office Mojo, and all six are rated PG.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • That sentiment has animated much of the administration’s foreign policy over the past two years, and its approach to Europe has been no exception.
    — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of animated
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  • Photograph by David Billet For years now, pop music has been suffused with a vague, or coded, malaise.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This is a book suffused with beauty, but climate emergency is its undercurrent.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of suffused
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  • After being cold-steeped, the tea is made into a cordial, a two-day process.
    — Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Thoroughly wash strawberry leaves before enjoying them plain, tossed into smoothies or sauces, or steeped to make a tea.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of steeped
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  • About 100,000 people in the United States are inoculated with the rabies vaccine each year after being exposed, the CDC said.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The raccoon bites into it and becomes inoculated within their oral cavity.
    — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of inoculated
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