Definition of "leavens" [leavens]

• Plural form of leaven. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leaven. (verb)

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• "John Malkovich's clever turn as the trainer Lucien Laurin leavens the earnest material."
• "Medieval English bakers saw this patient trust as something so entwined with their trust in God’s loving care that they called their leavens “Godisgood.”"
• "First, it forces our internal preoccupation with self to also accept the everyday perspective of others - their conversation leavens our perception of reality, so that we see the commonality in experience and reaction to things good and bad."