English

protect

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  1. (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
  2. To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˈtɛkt/
Etymology

Attested in English since 1530, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”), past participle of prōtegere (“to cover the front, protect”) from prō, prō- (“before, in front of”) + tegere (“to cover”), see tegument. Displaced native Middle English shelden, from Old English sċildan (“to protect,” literally “to shield”).

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