Protect

Verb

 * 1) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:defend

Derived terms

 * protection

Adverbs for Protect
adequately; legally; permanently; chivalrously; amply; unequivocally; honorably; sedulously; sacredly; nominally; automatically; scientifically; parentally; financially; dubiously.

Thesaurus
abet, advocate, aid, arm, armor, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, befriend, benefit, bless, bulwark, care for, champion, cloak, comfort, compass about, conserve, copyright, cover, cushion, defend, do good, doctor, ease, ensure, favor, fence, fend, flank, foster, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, guarantee, guard, guard against, harbor, haven, help, insure, keep, keep alive, keep from harm, keep intact, keep inviolate, keep safe, keep up, lend a hand, lend one aid, maintain, make safe, make sure, mind, nestle, not destroy, not endanger, not expend, not use up, not waste, nurture, patent, play safe, police, preserve, proffer aid, rally, reclaim, redeem, register, relieve, remedy, render assistance, rescue, restore, resuscitate, revive, ride shotgun for, safeguard, save, screen, secure, set up, shelter, shield, shroud, spare, succor, support, sustain, take care of, take in tow, take precautions, tend, underwrite, uphold, watch over

Etymology
Attested in since 1530, from  protectus "covered, protected", past participle of protegere "to cover the front, protect" from pro- + tegere "to cover". More at thatch. Displaced native helien, forhelian "to conceal, protect" (from  helian, forhelian "to conceal, cover, hide"),  bischilden, beschielden "to protect" (from  schild, shelde "shield"),  berwen, bergen "to protect, preserve" (from  beorgan "to protect, preserve"),  mundien, mounden "to protect" (from  mundian "to protect, watch over, act as guardian over").

Translations

 * Albanian: mbrojtur
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Azeri: qorumaq
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: kaitsma
 * Finnish: (~ sth against a concrete threat) ; (~ sth against an abstract threat)
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek: προστατεύω
 * Haitian Creole:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido: protektar
 * Irish:, cosain
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido: protektar
 * Irish:, cosain


 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 保護する (ほごする, hogo suru)
 * Korean: 보호하다 (boho-hada)
 * Kurdish: (-parêz-) /
 * Latvian: saudzēt
 * Lithuanian: saugoti, apsaugoti
 * Malayalam: രക്ഷിയ്ക്കുക (rakshikkuka)
 * Mongolian: сэргийлэх
 * Norwegian: beskytte,, , ,
 * Old Provençal:
 * Persian: پاسبانی کردن,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: a proteja, a apăra, ocroti
 * Russian:,  защитить , оберегать ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: సంరక్షించు (saMrakshiMchu)
 * Thai: (bpông gan),  (kóom krong)
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: amddiffyn
 * Welsh: amddiffyn
 * Welsh: amddiffyn