Definition of PROTECT

protect

Meanings

Plural: protect, protected

Verb

  • shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
    • "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
  • use tariffs to favor domestic industry
  • To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
  • To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

Origin / Etymology

Attested in English since 1530, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”), past participle of prōtegere (“to cover the front, protect”) from prō, prō- (“before, in front of”) + tegere (“to cover”), see tegument. Displaced native Middle English shelden, from Old English sċildan (“to protect,” literally “to shield”).

Synonyms

beshield, shield

Scrabble Score: 11

protect is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
protect is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
protect is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

protect is a valid Words With Friends word