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What does leaven mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word leaven? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
  2. (figuratively) Anything that makes a general assimilating change in the mass.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To add a leavening agent.
  2. (transitive) To cause to rise by fermentation.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To temper an action or decision.
  4. (transitive, figuratively) To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.
  5. To rise or become larger. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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