- protect **** pro·tect vt
- [prə'tɛkt]
(gen) proteggere, salvaguardare, (from cold, heat) riparare, (interests, rights) salvaguardare
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pro|tect — «pruh TEHKT», transitive verb. 1. to shield from harm or danger; shelter; defend; guard: »Protect yourself from danger. Protect the baby s eyes from the sun. SYNONYM(S): secure. See syn. under guard. (Cf. ↑guard) 2 … Useful english dictionary
pro|tect|ing|ly — «pruh TEHK tihng lee», adverb. so as to protect … Useful english dictionary
protect — pro·tect vt 1: to shield from injury or harm protect ing public health and safety 2: to secure or preserve against encroachment, infringement, restriction, or violation: maintain the status or integrity of esp. through legal or constitutional… … Law dictionary
Protect — Pro*tect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Protecting}.] [L. protectus, p. p. of protegere, literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover. See {Tegument}.] To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protect — Assure the salesperson or trader that interest, buy or sell, will be attended to, given any change in the trading circumstances, as follows: At a price: If the stock trade at a certain price or price range, the trader will show this market to the … Financial and business terms
protect — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
protect — 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
protect — 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 … From formal English to slang
protect — pro·tect … English syllables
protect — [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,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
protect — [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,… … Word origins
