protect

Verb

Verb Forms: protected, protecting, protects

To keep someone or something safe from harm or injury.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
- "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
use tariffs to favor domestic industry
To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

Examples

Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases.
Savvy Scrabble players always protect their high-scoring tiles from opponent’s plays.
This antivirus package will protect your computer from hackers.
to protect a child from danger

Origin / Etymology

Attested in English since 1530, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”), past participle of prōtegere (“to cover the front, protect”) from prō, prō- (“before, in front of”) + tegere (“to cover”), see tegument. Displaced native Middle English shelden, from Old English sċildan (“to protect,” literally “to shield”).

Synonyms

beshield, shield

Scrabble Score: 11

protect: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
protect: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
protect: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

protect: valid Words With Friends Word