safening

Verb

safen (third-person singular simple present safens, present participle safening, simple past and past participle safened)

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
2. (transitive) To protect a crop from injury from a herbicide by adding a safener.