protectverb
uk/prəˈtekt/us/prəˈtekt/B1 [ I or T ] to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss:
clothing that protects you against the cold
It's important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun.
Surely the function of the law is to protect everyone's rights.
Of course the company will act to protect its financial interests in the country if war begins.
Patients' names have been changed to protect their privacy.
Public pressure to protect the environment is strong and growing.
Vitamin C may help protect against cancer.
[ T ] If a government protects a part of its country's trade or industry, it helps it by taxing goods from other countries.
[ T ] to provide someone with insurance against injury, damages, etc.
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- She's always chasing cats out of the garden to protect her precious birds.
- This toothpaste has been clinically proven to protect your teeth.
- We're not doing enough to protect the environment from pollution.
- She packed the vase in tissue paper to protect it.
- The Red Cross's primary concern is to preserve and protect human life.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Defending and protecting
- baby
- bandobast
- bastion
- biodefence
- cherish
- featherbed
- guard
- kill
- mollycoddle
- mother
- out of harm's way idiom
- overprotective
- patrol
- proof
- proof
- protective
- wet nurse
- wing
- wrap
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
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Investing money
Taxation
Economics
Insurance
protected
adjective uk/prəˈtek.tɪd/us/prəˈtek.tɪd/
This dolphin is a protected species (= it is illegal to harm or kill them).