See Also: leaven(1)(dictionary)
leaven(2)(dictionary)
leaven 1, noun(dictionary)
leaven 2, verb(dictionary)

leaven(2) (iou)



leaven verb trans. LME.
[from the noun.]
Ferment (dough etc.) with leaven. LME.
Bible (AV): 1 Corinthians 5:6 Know ye not that a little leauen leaueneth the whole lumpe?
fig. Permeate with a transforming influence; imbue or mingle with some tempering or modifying element. Formerly also (rare), debase or corrupt by admixture. M16.
J. Gross Those useful wealthy eccentrics who did so much to leaven the conformism of Victorian culture.