"safen" meaning in English

See safen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: safens [present, singular, third-person], safening [participle, present], safened [participle, past], safened [past]
Etymology: From safe + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|safe|en|id2=inchoative}} safe + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} safen (third-person singular simple present safens, present participle safening, simple past and past participle safened)
  1. (transitive) To make safe. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-safen-en-verb-fLSbHpCa
  2. (transitive) To protect a crop from injury from a herbicide by adding a safener. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-safen-en-verb-D8KbRHKV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: safener

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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.",
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        {
          "ref": "2016, Kathryn Stockett, The Help, page 189:",
          "text": "I take a deep breath because his knowing Cora Blue seems to safen things up a little.",
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        "(transitive) To make safe."
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        "(transitive) To protect a crop from injury from a herbicide by adding a safener."
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        "(transitive) To protect a crop from injury from a herbicide by adding a safener."
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