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protect
verb
to
keep
someone
or
something
safe
from
harm
,
damage
,
or
danger
•
Umbrellas
protect
people
from
getting
wet
when
it
rains
.
Umbrellas
protect
people
from
getting
wet
when
it
rains
.
•
The
mother
bird
protected
her
eggs
by
building
a
nest
high
in
the
tree
.
The
mother
bird
protected
her
eggs
by
building
a
nest
high
in
the
tree
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
protegere
“
to
cover
in
front
,
shield
”,
from
pro-
“
in
front
”
+
tegere
“
to
cover
”.
verb
to
keep
legal
control
over
something
you
created
so
that
others
cannot
copy
or
use
it
without
permission
•
The
company
protected
its
logo
with
a
trademark
.
The
company
protected
its
logo
with
a
trademark
.
•
Authors
can
protect
their
work
by
registering
copyright
.
Authors
can
protect
their
work
by
registering
copyright
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
sense
:
Latin
protegere
“
to
cover
in
front
”
developed
into
the
legal
idea
of
shielding
rights
.
