safen
English
Verb
safen (third-person singular simple present safens, present participle safening, simple past and past participle safened)
- (transitive) To make safe.
- 2002, Malachy Doyle, Georgie, page 12:
- 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.
- 2016, Kathryn Stockett, The Help, page 189:
- I take a deep breath because his knowing Cora Blue seems to safen things up a little.
- 2002, Malachy Doyle, Georgie, page 12:
- (transitive) To protect a crop from injury from a herbicide by adding a safener.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “safen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Romanian
Declension
declension of safen (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (o) safen | [[{{{def}}}#Romanian|{{{def}}}]] |
| genitive/dative | (unei) [[{{{pl}}}#Romanian|{{{pl}}}]] | [[{{{pl}}}i#Romanian|{{{pl}}}i]] |
References
- safen in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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