ha·ven (hā'vən)
n.

1. A harbor or anchorage; a port.
2. A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary.

tr.v., -vened, -ven·ing, -vens.
To put into or provide with a haven.

[Middle English, from Old English hæfen.]

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