protect
Meaning
- To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
- 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
keep safe
make safe
watch out for
be protected
pay attention to
bield
cover over
look carefully
protect oneself
rescue from danger
take charge of
cover the head
use sparingly
watch attentively
watch carefully
protect from harm
give cover to
give sanctuary
give refuge
keep safekeep
guard carefully
ward offblow
deliver from danger
guard defend
be in the way
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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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