OVERLEAVEN

Etymology

Verb

overleaven (third-person singular simple present overleavens, present participle overleavening, simple past and past participle overleavened)

(obsolete) To leaven too much.

(obsolete, by extension) To change excessively; to spoil.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*leav"en, v. t.

Definition: To leaven too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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