Definitions for PROTECT
prəˈtɛktpro·tect

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. protectverb

   shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

   "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

2. protectverb

   use tariffs to favor domestic industry

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. protectverb

   To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

2. Etymology: Attested in since 1530, from protectus, past participle of protegere from pro- + tegere. More at thatch. Displaced native helien, forhelian (from helian, forhelian, bischilden (from shelde), berwen (from beorgan), mundien (from mundian).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PROTECTverb

   To defend; to cover from evil; to shield.

   Etymology: protectus, Lat. proteger, Fr.

   The king
   Had virtuous uncles to protect his grace. William Shakespeare.

   Leave not the faithful side,
   That gave thee being, still shades thee and protects. John Milton.

   Full in the midst of his own strength he stands,
   Stretching his brawny arms and leafy hands,
   His shade protects the plains. John Dryden, Virgil.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Protectverb

   to cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children

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1. Protect

   Protect, or The National Association to Protect Children, is a political organization established in 2002 and dedicated to the protection of children from abuse, exploitation, and neglect. It is a nonprofit, 501 membership association with members in every U.S. state and 10 nations. Protect achieved great success in its first three years, winning legislative victories in eight state legislatures. It advocates a nonpartisan "pro-child, anti-crime" agenda, and works closely with both conservative and liberal constituencies and lawmakers.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Protect

   prō-tekt′, v.t. to cover in front: to cover over: to shield from danger: to defend: to shelter.—adv. Protec′tingly.—ns. Protec′tion, act of protecting: state of being protected: preservation: defence: that which protects: guard: refuge: security: a writing guaranteeing against molestation or interference: passport: a fostering of home produce and manufactures by laying taxes on the importation of foreign goods; Protec′tionism, the doctrine of the protectionists; Protec′tionist, one who favours the protection of trade by law.—adj. favouring the economic doctrine of protection.—adj. Protec′tive, affording protection: defensive: sheltering.—n. that which protects.—adv. Protec′tively.—ns. Protec′tiveness; Protec′tor, one who protects from injury or oppression: a guardian: a regent:—fem. Protec′tress, Protec′trix.—adjs. Protec′toral, Protectō′rial, pertaining to a protector or a regent.—n. Protec′torāte, government by a protector: the authority assumed by a superior: relation assumed by a strong nation to a weak one, whereby the latter is protected from hostile or foreign interference.—adj. Protec′torless.—ns. Protec′torship; Protec′tory, an institution for destitute children. [L., pro, in front, tegĕre, tectum, to cover.]

Matched Categories

1. • Assist
   • Defend
   • Trade

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROTECT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2042

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROTECT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2389

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROTECT' in Verbs Frequency: #254

How to pronounce PROTECT?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROTECT in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROTECT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of PROTECT in a Sentence

1. President Moon Jae-in:

   The weapons that will protect us from the new coronavirus are not fear and aversion, but trust and cooperation.

2. Francois Hollande:

   There is no other link other than to say that terrorism is our common enemy, there should be no doubt as to our country's ability to protect itself and remain vigilant.

3. Supreme Court:

   In this electronic/Internet age, to the extent that the government seeks to protect the general population from scandalous material, with all due respect, it has completely failed.

4. Josh McDermitt:

   I don’t feel like he’s playing a game. I think he’s trying to protect himself, eugene is scared and a lot of it comes from Negan so he’s out looking for himself. And why not align yourself with the person who gives him the most fear? That’s how I see it.

5. Greg McKenna:

   But it is still far from certain that they will bite in the way intended... Germany has said it will protect its companies from U.S. sanctions, Iran has said French oil giant Total has yet to pull out of its fields and all the while it seems the Chinese are ready to fill the void created by the U.S..

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PROTECT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Protect
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PROTECT
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PROTECT
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PROTECT
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PROTECT