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Unsafe vs Ensafe - What's the difference?

unsafe | ensafe |

As an adjective unsafe

is not safe; dangerous.

As a verb ensafe is

to make safe; to secure.

unsafe

English

Adjective

(-)
  • not safe; dangerous

    • Synonyms

    * (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over) precarious, rickety, shaky, tottering, unsteady, unstable, wobbly

    ensafe

    English

    Verb

    (ensaf)
  • (obsolete, transitive, rare) To make safe; to secure.
    • (Hall)
    (Webster 1913)