Definitions for protect

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protect pro·tect

Spelling: [pruh-tekt]

IPA: /prəˈtɛkt/

Protect is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 154 anagrams from letters in protect (ceoprtt).

Definitions for protect

verb (used with object)

1. to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
2. Economics. to guard (the industry or an industry of a nation) from foreign competition by imposing import duties.
3. to provide funds for the payment of (a draft, note, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to provide, or be capable of providing, protection:

Origin of protect

1520-30; Latin prōtēctus, past participle of prōtegere to cover in front, equivalent to prō- pro-¹ + teg-, stem of tegere to cover (akin to Examples for protect

When our elected representatives assume their respective offices, they take an oath to “protect and defend the Constitution.”

Luckily, Tor was prepared for this sort of assault, and has built-in defenses to protect against it.

The NRA wants the ability to sue local officials for passing laws that protect public safety.

We must protect her from the consequences of her own foolishness.

On his death-bed he charged his nephew to protect and cherish me as a sister.

Sometimes politicians oppose reform for nefarious reasons—to protect a special interest or a major donor, for example.

Such large sheets are common in Kobani, meant to protect fighters and civilians from the ever gazing eyes of ISIS snipers.

I prayed for forgiveness, and asked God to direct and protect me.

Could he be asked to shield and protect her, or what would become of her?

They were putting on outer clothes from the store-room to protect them from the dirt and damp.