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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leaven \Leav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leavened}; p. pr & vb
n. {Leavening}.]
1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to
ferment.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. --1 Cor.
v. 6.
2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.
With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he
leavens also his prayer. --Milton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
leavened
adj : made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder;
often used as a combining form "leavened bread";
"well-leavened"; "yeast-leavened breads" [ant: {unleavened}]
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