leavens
plural of leaven
leavens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leaven
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Source: Wiktionary
Leav"en, n. Etym: [OE. levain, levein, F. levain, L. levamen alleviation, mitigation; but taken in the sense of, a raising, that which raises, fr. levare to raise. See Lever, n.]
1. Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce, fermentation, as in dough or liquids; esp., a portion of fermenting dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough, produces a general change in the mass, and renders it light; yeast; barm.
2. Anything which makes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting) change in the mass. Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke xii. 1.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
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