PROTECT

protect

(verb) shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; “Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain”

protect

(verb) use tariffs to favor domestic industry

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

protect (third-person singular simple present protects, present participle protecting, simple past and past participle protected)

(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

(travel, aviation) To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

Synonyms

• bergh (obsolete)

• beshield

• See also defend

Source: Wiktionary

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Pro*tect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protected; p. pr. & vb. n. Protecting.] Etym: [L. protectus, p. p. of protegere, literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover. See Tegument.]

Definition: To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children. The gods of Greece protect you! Shak.

Syn.

– To guard; shield; preserve. See Defend.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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