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- pronunciation:
- pr
tekt
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
protects, protecting, protected |
| definition: |
When you protect a person or animal, you keep them safe from danger or harm. When you protect a thing, you prevent it from being damaged or lost.
Our high fence protects us from our neighbor's mean dog.If people don't protect tigers, someday soon there will be no more tigers.I wear a hat to protect my face from the sun.
- synonyms:
- defend, guard, preserve, secure, shield
- antonyms:
- expose, harm
- similar words:
- cover, harbor, shelter, take care of, watch
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| related words: |
bless, hover, keep, mind, mother, preserve, save, shade, spare |
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