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
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  • The play’s romantic and military adventures are enlivened by the two squabbling supporting character, Beatrice and Benedick.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • This retreat on Wisconsin‘s Oconomowoc Lake embraces those familiar cues but reimagines them on a much grander scale, pairing traditional lake-house materials with thoughtfully layered interiors enlivened by vibrant color and bold pattern.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Definition of enlivened
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  • Crafted in Japan, Fluid Flex Foundation Technology is a polymer blend, infused with color-true longwear pigments that resist oxidation, while starfruit extract helps oil and shine control.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The New York bar quickly became a hot spot known for its creative cocktails, particularly those infused with rum.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of infused
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  • Partial drafts of his work were carried along with him, soaked in Salinger’s sweat and imbued with his raw, instinctive reactions to conflict.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Your morning of chores or physical activity has imbued you with a sense of achievement and a faint, pleasurable languor.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of imbued
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  • Related Articles To create the piece, the artist animated Iron Age female figurines that are often associated with fertility.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This second season is briskly paced and captivatingly animated, and more time spent with characters like Jubilee, Nightcrawler, and Polaris broadens the series’ ensemble (and allows for flashier fight sequences, thanks to their power sets).
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 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
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  • 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
  • Watching that process has inoculated me against my misanthropy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Definition of inoculated
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