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PROTECT definition: 1. to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss: 2. If a government protects a…. Learn more.
(n) the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition, Syn. trade protect ion, Example: he made trade protection a plank in the party platform
The meaning of PROTECT is to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard. How to use protect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Protect.
[transitive] protect something (against/from something) (computing) to limit access to data, a web page, etc., for example by using passwords or encryption (= special codes)
The goalie slipped and fell, but the defenseman was there to protect [= defend] the goal.
- 'protect' You do not use 'prevent' to say that something keeps you safe from something unpleasant or harmful. The word you use is protect. Babies are protected against diseases like measles by their mother's milk. She had his umbrella to protect her from the rain. Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
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.
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.