heve — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrogate verb (formal) To officially cancel a law or agreement.
• leaven noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
• lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
• raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.

Senses

heve is used for these senses in English:

• abrogate (transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.[First attested in the early 16th century.]
• leaven (transitive) To cause to rise by fermentation.
• lift To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
• raise To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.

abrogate — full definition

1. verb (formal) To officially cancel a law or agreement.
2. verb To stop something officially or get rid of it completely.
3. verb To stop a process or function from working.

leaven — full definition

1. noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
2. noun Something that brings about a change in a situation, often for the worse.

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