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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERLEAVEN

v.t.overlev'n. 1. To leaven too much; to cause to rise and swell too much.
2. To mix too much with; to corrupt.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERLEAVEN

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

 

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