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11protect — 01. The cat ran up a tree to [protect] itself from the dogs. 02. The children were wearing heavy jackets, hats and wool mittens as [protection] from the severe cold. 03. A turtle s [protective] shell is very useful in keeping it safe from… …
12protect */*/*/ — UK [prəˈtekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms protect : present tense I/you/we/they protect he/she/it protects present participle protecting past tense protected past participle protected 1) to keep someone or something safe from harm, injury,… …
13protect — pro|tect W2S2 [prəˈtekt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of protegere, from tegere to cover ] 1.) [I and T] to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness →↑protection, protective ↑protective ▪ Are we doing …
14protect — verb (T) 1 to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness: protect sb/sth from sth: Try to protect your skin from the sun. | Kids should be protected from all that violence. | protect sth: laws protecting the rights of disabled… …
15protect — pro|tect [ prə tekt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to keep someone or something safe from harm, injury, damage, or loss: Are you prepared to protect yourself in case of attack? Databases are generally protected by copyright. protect something/someone …
16protect — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin protectus, past participle of protegere, from pro in front + tegere to cover more at pro , thatch Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction …
17protect — [[t]prəte̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ protects, protecting, protected 1) VERB To protect someone or something means to prevent them from being harmed or damaged. [V n from/against n] So, what can women do to protect themselves from heart disease?... [V n… …
18protect — v. (D; tr.) to protect against, from * * * [prə tekt] from (D; tr.) to protect against …
19protect — [16] The tect element of protect goes back to the past participle of Latin tegere ‘cover’ (source of English integument [17] and toga [16] and related to thatch). Combination with the prefix prō ‘in front’ produced prōtegere ‘cover in front,… …
20protect — to reunite by force The language of Hitlerism: He had warned that Germany would know how to protect ten million Germans living on the border... Everyone knew what Hitler meant by protect . (Shirer, 1984) …
