Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
safen
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make safe.

Transitive verb

verb

To protect a crop from injury from a herbicide by adding a safener.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From safe + -en.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

safens (present, singular) safening (participle, present) safened (participle, past) safened (past)

Derived Forms

safener

Questions

What does safen mean?
To make safe.
Where does safen come from?
From safe + -en.

How to pronounce safen

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