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protect verb (protected, protecting) 1 to shield someone or something from danger; to guard them or it against injury, destruction, etc; to keep safe. 2 to cover against loss, etc by insurance. 3 to shield (home industries) from foreign competition by taxing imports.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin protegere, protectum to cover in front.