Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LEAV'EN
LEAV'EN, v.t. [lev'n.]
- To excite fermentation in; to raise and make light, as dough or paste. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 1 Cor. v.
- To taint; to imbue. – Prior.
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