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pro·tect  (pr-tkt)
tr.v. pro·tect·ed, pro·tect·ing, pro·tects
1. To keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured; guard. See Synonyms at defend.
2. To help (domestic industry) with tariffs or quotas on imported goods.
3. To assure payment of (drafts or notes, for example) by setting aside funds.
Idioms:
protect the lead
Sports To play conservatively when leading in order to prevent the opposition from getting good scoring chances.
protect the plate
Baseball To swing at any pitch that comes near the plate in order to avoid being called out on strikes.
protect the runner
Baseball To swing at a pitch so as to give a runner attempting to steal or moving on a hit-and-run play a better chance of success.

[Middle English protecten, from Latin prtegere, prtct- : pr-, in front; see pro-1 + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

pro·tecting·ly adv.
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Adj.1.protecting - shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort; "the protecting blanket of snow"; "a protecting alibi"
protective - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"

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A GREAT CITY was besieged, and its inhabitants were called together to consider the best means of protecting it from the enemy.
My heart, believe me, is able to appraise at its true worth all that you have done for me by protecting me from my enemies, and from hatred and persecution.
Having no longer the motive of serving and protecting her, Alban must, nevertheless, have taken the journey to Northumberland.
 
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