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- pronunciation:
- pr
tekt
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
protects, protecting, protected |
| definition: |
to defend or keep safe from danger or harm.
A fence protects us from our neighbor's dog.The new law protects workers against certain dangers in factories.
- synonyms:
- defend, guard, shield
- antonyms:
- harm
- similar words:
- conserve, cover, look after, shelter, take care of, watch
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| related words: |
preserve, spare |
The word protect
contains the following part:
pro-1
Latin
prefix
that means before, forward, forth
  Example words:
procedure, proceed, proclaim, procrastinate, produce, profess, profound, profuse, progress, project, projectile, prominent, promise, promote, pronoun, propel, proposal, propose, proposition, prosecute, prospect, protect, protrude, proverb, provide, provoke
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