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
  • Neighborhood Roppongi has long been a haven for expats, and the creation of Roppongi Hills two decades ago has further enlivened the area with luxury boutiques, apartments, restaurants and a compelling holiday illumination.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Hayes’ 3-pointer from the midcourt logo to end the first quarter keyed the Valkyries’ 24-9 second-quarter surge and enlivened a Golden State group that had started the game sluggishly.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of enlivened
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  • On the heels of last year’s deeply personal Darling Blue, the Marcus King Band returned this spring with a blues, rock, country and soul infused companion album, No Room For Blue.
    — John D. Luerssen, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Crafted by Romain Almarac and inspired by ’70s nostalgia, Le Nectar is infused with bergamot, neroli, rose, patchouli and ambroxan.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of infused
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  • The flavor has since gone on to be imbued in bagels, over the counter medicines and ice cream.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • These more stately spaces are balanced with a playful energy, imbued via touches like whimsical wallpaper in many of the powder rooms.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of imbued
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  • They are animated with flowers, grasses and trees, not to mention meeting spaces, fountains, hanging gardens and an amphitheater.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As Liverpool battled in vain to find a late winner against Forest, Gakpo was as animated as anyone on the touchline after Rio Ngumoha came off the bench to replace him.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of animated
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  • After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
Definition of suffused
Verb
  • 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
  • An album steeped so deeply in her roots was the perfect introduction for her new audience.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of steeped
Verb
  • When we are inoculated against a disease, we are exposed to a small, harmless dose of something dangerous.
    — Rebecca Stafford, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Each year, about 100,000 people in the United States are inoculated with the rabies vaccine after being exposed to the disease, the CDC said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of inoculated
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