Dictionary

safen en · VERB

Etymology

From safe + -en.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make safe.
   • She used to safen me when I was smaller, when I came here first. Her long, dark hair was my hiding place from the outside world. 2002, Malachy Doyle, Georgie, page 12:
   • I take a deep breath because his knowing Cora Blue seems to safen things up a little. 2016, Kathryn Stockett, The Help, page 189:
2. (transitive) To protect a crop from injury from a herbicide by adding a safener.

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Deriveds

safener