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   protect

   /prəˈtɛkt/

   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. 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.

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

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

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   Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to make sure that somebody/something is not harmed, injured, damaged, etc. protect somebody/something/yourself to protect children/citizens/civilians/consumers/workers. Our aim is to protect the jobs of our members.

6. 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.

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   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.

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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.