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protect

[pruh-tekt]

verb (used with object)

  1. to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.

    Synonyms: ,
    Antonyms:
  2. Economics.to guard (the industry or an industry of a nation) from foreign competition by imposing import duties.

  3. to provide funds for the payment of (a draft, note, etc.).



verb (used without object)

  1. to provide, or be capable of providing, protection.

    a floor wax that protects as well as shines.

protect

/ əˈɛ /

verb

  1. to defend from trouble, harm, attack, etc

  2. economics to assist (domestic industries) by the imposition of protective tariffs on imports

  3. commerce to provide funds in advance to guarantee payment of (a note, draft, etc)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • protectible adjective
  • protectable adjective
  • protectibility noun
  • protectability noun
  • overprotect verb (used with object)
  • quasi-protected adjective
  • semiprotected adjective
  • unprotectable adjective
  • unprotected adjective
  • well-protected adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of protect1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin ōŧٳܲ “covered in front,” past participle of ōٱ𲵱 “to cover in front,” equivalent to ō- pro- 1 + tegere “to cover” (akin to toga, thatch )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of protect1

C16: from Latin ōٱ𲵱 to cover before, from pro- 1 + tegere to cover
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Synonym Study

See defend.
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Example Sentences

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The question, though, is whether so-called private police firms signal the emergence of an unfair two-tier system, in which the wealthiest can pay to be better protected from crime.

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A woman who struggled with anorexia said she had to delete TikTok to protect her health after "skinnytok" flooded her feed with "damaging" weight loss advice.

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The government has already promised it will spend more - a lot more - on protecting the country in the face of all those threats.

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The conifer forests, which were heavily logged over the last century, will be managed by the tribal government as two protected areas, the Blue Creek Salmon Sanctuary and the Yurok Tribal Community Forest.

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“The idea that protesters can so quickly cross the line between protected conduct and ‘rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States’ is untenable and dangerous,” the judge wrote.

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