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21protect*/*/*/ — [prəˈtekt] verb [T] to keep someone or something safe Are you prepared to protect yourself in case of attack?[/ex] The hat will protect his face from the sun.[/ex] The jacket protected him against the cold.[/ex] protector noun [C] …
22protect — /prə tekt/ verb to defend something against harm ● The workers are protected from unfair dismissal by government legislation. ● The cover is supposed to protect the machine from dust. ♦ to protect an industry by imposing tariff barriers to stop a …
23protect — [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,… …
24protect — verb 1》 keep safe from harm or injury. ↘[often as adjective protected] aim to preserve (a threatened plant or animal species) by legislating against collecting or hunting. 2》 Economics shield (a domestic industry) from competition by imposing …
25protect — verb they fought to protect their homes and families Syn: keep safe, keep from harm, save, safeguard, preserve, defend, shield, cushion, insulate, hedge, shelter, screen, secure, fortify, guard, watch over, look after, take care of …
26protect — pro•tect [[t]prəˈtɛkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, insult, etc.; cover; shield 2) bus to guard (an industry) from foreign competition by imposing import duties 3) to provide, or be capable of providing, protection …
27protect — v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from, against) keep (a person, thing, etc.) safe; defend; guard (goggles protected her eyes from dust; guards protected the queen). 2 Econ. shield (home industry) from competition by imposing import duties on foreign goods …
28Protect and Survive — was a public information series on civil defence produced by the British government during the early 1980s which was to use booklets, radio broadcasts, and public information films to inform British citizens on how to protect themselves during a… …
29Protect (political organization) — PROTECT redirects here. For other uses, see Protect (disambiguation). Protect (often capitalized as PROTECT), or The National Association to Protect Children, is a political organization established in 2002 and dedicated to the protection of… …
30Protect Gear — (プロテクトギア, purotekutogia ) is a fictional set of full body armour. It is a key element of Mamoru Oshii s Kerberos saga, with the helmet portion used as logo of the saga, similar to the way the Labor head is used for Oshii s Headgear production… …
