protect

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Etymology

Attested in English since 1530, from Latin prōtēctus, past participle of prōtegere from prō, prō- + tegō, see tegument.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹəˈtɛkt/

Verb

protect (protects, present participle protecting; simple past and past participle protected)

1. (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

   to protect a child from danger

   This antivirus package will protect your computer from hackers.

   Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases.

2. (travel, aviation) 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

• beshield
• See also Thesaurus:defend

Translations

• French: protéger
• German: schützen, beschützen
• Italian: proteggere
• Portuguese: proteger
• Russian: защища́ть
• Spanish: proteger, defensar

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