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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•tect /prəˈtɛkt/USA pronunciation v. - to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, insult, etc.;
cover;
shield: [~ + object]The turtle's shell protects it from harm.[no object]The police are there to protect. - Business[~ + object] to guard (an industry) from foreign competition, as by charging import duties on the products of the competition.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•tect (prə tekt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.;
cover or shield from injury or danger. - Business[Econ.]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.).
v.i. - to provide, or be capable of providing, protection:a floor wax that protects as well as shines.
- Latin prōtēctus, past participle of prōtegere to cover in front, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + teg-, stem of tegere to cover (akin to toga, thatch) + -tus past participle suffix
- 1520–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged screen, shelter. See defend.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged attack.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: protect /prəˈtɛkt/ vb (transitive)- to defend from trouble, harm, attack, etc
- to assist (domestic industries) by the imposition of protective tariffs on imports
- to provide funds in advance to guarantee payment of (a note, draft, etc)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin prōtegere to cover before, from pro-1 + tegere to cover |