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protect
verb protected, protecting
    1. To shield someone or something from danger; to guard them or it against injury, destruction, etc; to keep safe.
      Thesaurus: shield, shelter, defend, guard, safeguard, secure, watch over, cover, preserve, look after, stand guard over, care for, chaperon, escort, screen; Antonym: attack, threaten.
    2. To cover against loss, etc by insurance.
    3. To shield (home industries) from foreign competition by taxing imports.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin protegere, protectum to cover in front.



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