The meaning of PROTECT is to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard. How to use protect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Protect.
prevent – protect 1. 'prevent' If someone or something prevents you from doing something, they do not allow you to do it. My only idea was to prevent him from speaking. Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.
PROTECT definition: to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger. See examples of protect used in a sentence.
pro•tect /prəˈtɛkt/ v. to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, insult, etc.; cover; shield: [~ + object] The turtle's shell protects it from harm. [no object] The police are there to protect. Business [~ + object] to guard (an industry) from foreign competition, as by charging import duties on the products of the competition.
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A protect is a person or thing that provides protection. It can refer to a bodyguard, a security system, or any other means of keeping someone or something safe.
