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protect
[ pruh-tekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- Economics. to guard (the industry or an industry of a nation) from foreign competition by imposing import duties.
- to provide funds for the payment of (a draft, note, etc.).
verb (used without object)
- to provide, or be capable of providing, protection:
a floor wax that protects as well as shines.
protect
/ əˈɛ /
verb
- to defend from trouble, harm, attack, etc
- economics to assist (domestic industries) by the imposition of protective tariffs on imports
- commerce to provide funds in advance to guarantee payment of (a note, draft, etc)
Other Word Forms
- ·ٱi· ·ٱa· adjective
- ·ٱi·i·ٲ ·ٱa·i·ٲ noun
- v··ٱ verb (used with object)
- ܲȴ-·ٱĻ adjective
- i··ٱĻ adjective
- un·ٱa· adjective
- ܲp·ٱĻ adjective
- ɱ-·ٱĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of protect1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Shops and services may have to be forced to accept cash in the future to help protect vulnerable people who rely on it, MPs have said.
Energy companies are still targeting 30 June "as things stand", Mr Hammond added, and are developing plans for a "managed and very careful phase down of the system", aiming to protect vulnerable customers.
When to step in, and when to allow nature to run its course, because we can’t always be around to protect?
"When a big company detects that the frequency is moving out of their tolerance, they can go offline to protect their equipment," said Prof Hannah Christensen at the University of Oxford.
“It was very difficult in that way, but we had a child together and I was trying to protect the family.”
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