safen
safen verb: to make safe.
Verb
safen (third-person singular simple present safens, present participle safening, simple past and past participle safened)
- 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
- To protect a crop from injury from a herbicide by adding a safener.
Forms of safen
| third-person singular present | safens |
|---|---|
| present participle | safening |
| past participle | safened |
| past | safened |
Origin of safen
From safe + -en.
Words formed from safen
Questions about safen
- What does safen mean?
- Safen means to make safe.
- What part of speech is safen?
- Safen is a verb.
- What is the past tense of safen?
- The past tense of safen is safened.
Words near safen in the dictionary
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