PROTECTED
protected, saved
(adjective) guarded from injury or destruction
protected
(adjective) kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; “the most protected spot I could find”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
protected (comparative more protected, superlative most protected)
defended
(programming, of a variable, method, etc.) Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.
Antonyms
• unprotected
Hyponyms
• semi-protected
• WRP-protected
Verb
protected
simple past tense and past participle of protect
Anagrams
• deprotect
Source: Wiktionary
PROTECT
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