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   Pro·tect

   /prəˈtek(t)/

   

   verb

   • 1. keep safe from harm or injury: "he tried to protect Kelly from the attack"
   • ▪ preserve or guarantee by means of formal or legal measures: "free speech is protected under Article 33 of the Constitution"
   • ▪ aim to preserve (a threatened species or area) by legislating against hunting, collecting, or development: "the first federal legislation protecting bison was enacted in 1894"
   • ▪ shield (a domestic industry) from competition by imposing import duties on foreign goods: "Japan's Ministry of Trade & Industry erected barriers to protect the country's infant computer industry"
   • ▪ restrict access to or use of (data or a memory location): "security products are designed to protect information from unauthorized access"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin protect- ‘covered in front’, from the verb protegere, from pro- ‘in front’ + tegere ‘to cover’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. protectable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   The meaning of PROTECT is to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard. How to use protect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Protect.

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   Synonyms for PROTECT: defend, safeguard, shield, guard, keep, secure, fend, prevent; Antonyms of PROTECT: attack, assault, assail, beset, overrun, submit, yield, cave.

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   PROTECT meaning: 1. to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss: 2. If a government protects a…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of PROTECTION is the act of protecting : the state of being protected. How to use protection in a sentence.

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   Aug 12, 2015 · PROTECT definition: 1. to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss: 2. If a government protects a…. Learn more.

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   When you protect something, in a way you’re covering it or shielding it from harm. Often the word is used in the sense of protecting something, like a valued item or a person, but you can also protect against something.

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   Definition of protect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   verb (used with object) to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger. Synonyms: shelter, screen. Antonyms: attack. Economics. to guard (the industry or an industry of a nation) from foreign competition by imposing import duties.

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    protect. [transitive, intransitive] to make sure that someone or something is not harmed, injured, damaged, etc. protect somebody/something/yourself (against/from something) Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack. They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROTECT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    1. to shield from injury, danger, or loss; guard; defend. 2. Business. to set aside funds toward the payment of (a note, draft, etc.) at maturity. 3. Economics. to guard (domestic industry) as by tariffs on imported products.