protect
To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
Verb 2 meanings
To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
“to protect a child from danger”
To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.
Etymology
Attested in English since 1530, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”), past participle of prōtegō, prōtegere (“to cover the front, protect”) from prō, prō- (“before, in front of”) + tegō, tegere (“to cover”), see tegument.
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PROTECT at a glance
PROTECT has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + T 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,244 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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