protect

verb

pro·tect prə-ˈtekt How to pronounce protect (audio)

protected; protecting; protects

transitive verb

: to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard

: defend sense 1c

protect the goal

: to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as

: to save from contingent financial loss

: to foster or shield from infringement or restriction

salesmen with protected territories

protect one's rights

specifically : to restrict competition for (something, such as a domestic industry) by means of tariffs or trade controls

: defend sense 5

protect a lead

intransitive verb

: to provide a guard or shield

protects against tooth decay

protectable

prə-ˈtek-tə-bəl How to pronounce protect (audio)

adjective

protective

prə-ˈtek-tiv How to pronounce protect (audio)

adjective

protectively adverb

protectiveness noun

Example Sentences

He had no raincoat to protect himself from the rain. She keeps her jewelry protected in a safe. You have to protect your business against fraud. New laws have been passed to protect your privacy. The forest is protected by federal law. The high taxes on imported goods are intended to protect domestic producers. Sunscreen helps to protect against sunburn. The insurance protects you against flooding. The insurance does not protect against damage caused by earthquakes. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Environmental groups said Seafood Watch's decision places a spotlight on the fishery and the need to do more to protect whales.

Patrick Whittle, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 Now, wineries are taking measures to protect the future of their precious vines.

Hollie Stephens, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022 Strategies range from developing drugs that protect people with vision loss against further damage to restoring vision with cell and gene therapies that would replace, regenerate or repair retinal neurons that no longer work.

Ron Winslow, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 If the settlement is finalized, only a few options will remain to protect the people of north Birmingham, according to experts.

Shane Loeffler, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2022 Mississippi, a ruby red political state, has failed miserably in their efforts to serve and protect their people.

Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, an incident involving Chris (Sean Lew) forces Fiona (Martha Millan) to shield her son by any means necessary, furthering the theme of how far a mother will go to protect her child.

Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 Aug. 2022 Christmas was days away, omicron cases of coronavirus were surging and the attorneys who had been fighting to protect people in jail were running out of options.

Emily Davies, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 The government did so to protect the broader integrity of its inquiry into whether Trump had violated the Espionage Act and other laws by willfully retaining national security records that he was required to turn over to the National Archives.

Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2022 See More

Legal Definition

protect

transitive verb

pro·tect

: to shield from injury or harm

protecting public health and safety

: to secure or preserve against encroachment, infringement, restriction, or violation : maintain the status or integrity of especially through legal or constitutional guarantees

protect a work against copyright infringement

the First Amendment protects speech

: to restrict competition for (as domestic industries) by means of tariffs or trade controls

protect

verb

as in to safeguard

to drive danger or attack away from the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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safeguard
defend
shield
guard
secure
keep
fend
prevent
bulwark
preserve
save
ward
fence
conserve
cover
screen
forfend
withstand
avert
stand up for
resist
oppose
war
fight
contend
battle
buffer
wall
picket
palisade

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

attack
assault
assail
overrun
beset
submit
bombard
yield
cave
besiege
storm
capitulate

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of protect are defend, guard, safeguard, and shield. While all these words mean "to keep secure from danger or against attack," protect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure.

a hard hat to protect your head

The words defend and protect can be used in similar contexts, but defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack.

defend the country

In some situations, the words guard and protect are roughly equivalent. However, guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger.

White House entrances are well guarded

Although the words safeguard and protect have much in common, safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger.

our civil liberties must be safeguarded

While in some cases nearly identical to protect, shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack.

shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand

单词	protect
释义	protect verb pro·tect prə-ˈtekt protected; protecting; protects transitive verb 1 a : to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard b : defend sense 1c protect the goal 2 : to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as a : to save from contingent financial loss b : to foster or shield from infringement or restriction salesmen with protected territories protect one's rights specifically : to restrict competition for (something, such as a domestic industry) by means of tariffs or trade controls 3 : defend sense 5 protect a lead intransitive verb : to provide a guard or shield protects against tooth decay protectable prə-ˈtek-tə-bəl adjective protective prə-ˈtek-tiv adjective protectively adverb protectiveness noun Synonyms bulwark cover defend fence fend forfend guard keep safeguard screen secure shield ward See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He had no raincoat to protect himself from the rain. She keeps her jewelry protected in a safe. You have to protect your business against fraud. New laws have been passed to protect your privacy. The forest is protected by federal law. The high taxes on imported goods are intended to protect domestic producers. Sunscreen helps to protect against sunburn. The insurance protects you against flooding. The insurance does not protect against damage caused by earthquakes. See More Recent Examples on the Web Environmental groups said Seafood Watch's decision places a spotlight on the fishery and the need to do more to protect whales. Patrick Whittle, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 Now, wineries are taking measures to protect the future of their precious vines. Hollie Stephens, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022 Strategies range from developing drugs that protect people with vision loss against further damage to restoring vision with cell and gene therapies that would replace, regenerate or repair retinal neurons that no longer work. Ron Winslow, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 If the settlement is finalized, only a few options will remain to protect the people of north Birmingham, according to experts. Shane Loeffler, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2022 Mississippi, a ruby red political state, has failed miserably in their efforts to serve and protect their people. Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, an incident involving Chris (Sean Lew) forces Fiona (Martha Millan) to shield her son by any means necessary, furthering the theme of how far a mother will go to protect her child. Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 Aug. 2022 Christmas was days away, omicron cases of coronavirus were surging and the attorneys who had been fighting to protect people in jail were running out of options. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 The government did so to protect the broader integrity of its inquiry into whether Trump had violated the Espionage Act and other laws by willfully retaining national security records that he was required to turn over to the National Archives. Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin protectus, past participle of protegere, from pro- in front + tegere to cover — more at pro-, thatch First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Phrases Containing protect protect one's ass protect one's ass Kids Definition protect verb pro·tect prə-ˈtekt protected; protecting : keep from being harmed especially by covering or shielding : guard Legal Definition protect transitive verb pro·tect 1 : to shield from injury or harm protecting public health and safety 2 : to secure or preserve against encroachment, infringement, restriction, or violation : maintain the status or integrity of especially through legal or constitutional guarantees protect a work against copyright infringement the First Amendment protects speech 3 : to restrict competition for (as domestic industries) by means of tariffs or trade controls protect verb as in to safeguard to drive danger or attack away from the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance safeguard defend shield guard secure keep fend prevent bulwark preserve save ward fence conserve cover screen forfend withstand avert stand up for resist oppose war fight contend battle buffer wall picket palisade Antonyms & Near Antonyms attack assault assail overrun beset submit bombard yield cave besiege storm capitulate See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of protect are defend, guard, safeguard, and shield. While all these words mean "to keep secure from danger or against attack," protect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure. a hard hat to protect your head The words defend and protect can be used in similar contexts, but defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack. defend the country In some situations, the words guard and protect are roughly equivalent. However, guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger. White House entrances are well guarded Although the words safeguard and protect have much in common, safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger. our civil liberties must be safeguarded While in some cases nearly identical to protect, shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand
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protect

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