protect
pronunciation
How to pronounce protect in British English:
UK [prəˈtekt]
How to pronounce protect in American English:
US [prəˈtekt]
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- Verb:
- shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
- use tariffs to favor domestic industry
Word Origin
- protect
- protect: [16] The -tect element of protect goes back to the past participle of Latin tegere ‘cover’ (source of English integument [17] and toga [16] and related to thatch). Combination with the prefix prō- ‘in front’ produced prōtegere ‘cover in front, protect’. Another English product of the past participle tectus is detect [15].=> detect, integument, thatch, toga
- protect (v.)
- mid-15c., from Latin protectus, past participle of protegere "to protect, cover in front" (see protection). International economics sense from 1789. Related: Protected; protecting.
Example
- 1. Is someone insane for wanting to protect their portfolio ?
- 2. And he still owns index puts to protect the fund during future falls .
- 3. We absolutely need strong rules to protect our environment and critical species .
- 4. . [ To ] protect and support everyone 's fundamental right to communicate . "
- 5. Protect the optimism of your firm .