Friday, November 09, 2007

protect

pro·tect [pruh-tekt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–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)
4.to provide, or be capable of providing, protection: a floor wax that protects as well as shines.

[Origin: 1520–30; <>prōtéctus, ptp. of prōtegere to cover in front, equiv. to prō- pro-1 + teg-, s. of tegere to cover (akin to toga, thatch) + -tus ptp. suffix]

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