leaven
noun
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
has leavened
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present perfectof leaven (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Pure economics — the emergence of China as a market for luxury goods — has leavened that dominance, a bit.
From Washington Post
For, as the gospel is now generally set forth and received, that leaven has leavened well nigh the whole lump of it.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
Beyond all the physical manifestations, the religious idea in Spiritualism has leavened the religious thought of millions.
From Our Day In the Light of Prophecy by William Ambrose Spicer
Even if he makes no single convert he has leavened the population around him with the dignity and prestige of his creed which has produced such a type.
From Pan-Islam by G. Wyman (George Wyman) Bury
A little leaven has leavened the whole lump.
From Freehold Land Societies Their History, Present Position, and Claims by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
