PROTECT

protect. protect, defend, saue, or couer:

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protect. Protect, v.t. to defend, shield, cover from harm

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Pro‐tect″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protected; p. pr. & vb. n. Protecting.] [[L. protectus, p. p. of protegere, literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover. See Tegument.]] To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children. The gods of Greece protect you! Shak. Syn. — To guard; shield; preserve. See Defend.