safen

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5

Definition of safen

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  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.”
    “I take a deep breath because his knowing Cora Blue seems to safen things up a little.”
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verb

  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.”
    “I take a deep breath because his knowing Cora Blue seems to safen things up a little.”
  2. (transitive)To protect a crop from injury from a herbicide by adding a safener.

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Etymology

From safe + -en.

Anagrams of safen

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