Protect

/pɹəˈtɛkt/ · verb

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to..

Definitions by Sense

1. (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
2. (travel, aviation) To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

Example Sentences

to protect a child from danger

This antivirus package will protect your computer from hackers.

Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases.

But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.

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