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protect (iou)



protect verb trans. Pa. t. & pple -tected, -tect. LME.
[Latin protect- pa. ppl stem of protegere to cover in front, formed as PRO-1 + tegere to cover.]
Defend or guard against injury or danger; shield from attack or assault; support, assist, give esp. legal immunity or exemption to; keep safe, take care of; extend patronage to. Freq. foll. by against, from. LME.
R. Hayman Her husband..had to be protected from shock. M. Hughes Hands in front..to protect her face.
b. Act as official or legal protector or guardian of. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
Shakespeare 2 Henry VI To be protected like a child.
c. Aim to preserve (a threatened plant or animal species) by legislating against collecting, hunting, etc.; restrict by law access to or development of (land) in order to preserve its wildlife or its undisturbed state; prevent by law demolition of or unauthorized changes to (a historic building etc.). Freq. as protected ppl adjective. L19.
J. S. Huxley To see that protected birds are not shot. S. Bellow It's a protected landmark, and can't be demolished.
Economics. Help or shield (a domestic industry) against outside competition by imposing duties or quotas on foreign goods. L18.
J. E. T. Rogers If every producer..were protected, foreign trade might cease.
a. Provide with a protective covering. rare. M19.
b. Provide (an electrical device, machine, etc.) with safeguards against too high a current or voltage. L19.
c. Provide (machinery etc.) with appliances to prevent injury to the user. E20.
Commerce. Provide funds to meet (a commercial draft or bill of exchange). L19.
Chemistry.
a. Prevent the alteration or removal of (a group or molecule) in a reaction, by temporary conversion to an unreactive derivative. L19.
b. Make (a hydrophobic sol) resistant to precipitation in the presence of an electrolyte. E20.
protec'tee noun a person under protection; spec. (Hist.) in the 16th and 17th cents., an Irishman or Irishwoman who had accepted the protection of the English Government: E17.
protectingly adverb in a protecting manner E19.
protectingness noun (rare) the state of being protecting; an instance of this: M19.