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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › protectProtect Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROTECT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › protectProtect - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPROTECT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › protectPROTECT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Protect definition: to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.. See examples of PROTECT used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprotect verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Oxford Collocations Dictionary. [transitive, intransitive] protect (somebody/something) (against something) to provide somebody/something with insurance against fire, injury, damage, etc. Many policies do not protect you against personal injury.

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

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   To protect someone or something means to prevent them from being harmed or damaged.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishprotect verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   protect. verb. /prəˈtɛkt/. Verb Forms. [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.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › PROTECTProtect - definition of protect by The Free Dictionary

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    1. a. To keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured; guard. See Synonyms at defend. b. To keep from being subjected to difficulty or unpleasantness: a mother who wanted to protect her children from the troubles she had seen when growing up. c.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPROTECT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    to keep someone or something safe from something dangerous or bad: It's important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun. Vitamin C may help protect against cancer. Fewer examples. The new law is designed to protect children. Fresh fruit in the diet may protect against cancer. Cats like to protect their territory.