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heve — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abrogate verb 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.
  • 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 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.
  2. verb To put an end to; to do away with.
  3. verb To block a process or function.

leaven — full definition

  1. noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
  2. noun Anything that induces change, especially a corrupting or vitiating change.

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