protect
English
/pɹəˈtɛkt/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
- (travel) 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
Derived from Latin prōtēctus (protected, covered), tegō (cover, clothe, I cover, protect, hide).
Origin
Latin
tegō
Gloss
cover, clothe, I cover, protect, hide
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -in English
- anhydroprotectant English
- atheroprotective English
- autoprotective English
- axoprotective English
- bioprotectant English
- bioprotective English
- bronchoprotective English
- calcium English
- calprotectin English
- calprotectinemia English
- canceroprotective English
- cardioprotect English
- cardioprotectant English
- cardioprotective English
- carioprotective English
- cerebroprotective English
- chemoprotect English
- chemoprotectant English
- chemoprotective English
- chondroprotect English
- chondroprotective English
- cryoprotect English
- cryoprotectant English
- cryoprotective English
- cytoprotectant English
- cytoprotective English
- deprotect English
- dermatoprotective English
- ecoprotective English
- endothelioprotective English
- enteroprotective English
- excitoprotective English
- fertoprotective English
- fibroprotective English
- gastroprotectant English
- gastroprotective English
- genoprotective English
- geroprotective English
- glioprotective English
- hepatoprotectant English
- hepatoprotective English
- hyperprotective English
- immunoprotect English
- immunoprotective English
- luteoprotective English
- lyoprotectant English
- lyoprotective English
- mechanoprotective English
- metalloprotective English
- mitoprotective English
- mucoprotective English
- myeloprotective English
- myoprotective English
- nephroprotectant English
- nephroprotective English
- neuro- English
- neuroprotect English
- neuroprotectant English
- neuroprotectin English
- neuroprotective English
- nonprotective English
- oligoprotective English
- oncoprotective English
- organoprotective English
- osmoprotectant English
- osmoprotective English
- osteoprotectant English
- osteoprotective English
- otoprotectant English
- otoprotective English
- overprotect English
- overprotective English
- ovoprotective English
- pharmacoprotective English
- photoprotect English
- photoprotectant English
- photoprotective English
- protectability English
- protectable English
- protectant English
- protectee English
- protectest English
- protecteth English
- protectible English
- protectin English
- protective English
- protectively English
- protectiveness English
- protectivity English
- radioprotect English
- radioprotectant English
- radioprotective English
- renoprotectant English
- renoprotective English
- reprotect English
- retinoprotective English
- semiprotective English
- seroprotect English
- seroprotective English
- subprotective English
- superprotective English
- tegument English
- thermoprotectant English
- thermoprotective English
- thromboprotective English
- thyroprotective English
- tubuloprotective English
- ultraprotective English
- underprotect English
- unprotect English
- unprotectable English
- unprotectible English
- unprotective English
- unprotector English
- uroprotective English
- vasculoprotective English
- vasoprotective English
- venoprotective English
- xeroprotectant English
- circumtego Latin
- contego Latin
- detego Latin
- intego Latin
- obtego Latin
- prōtectiō Latin
- prōtēctus Latin
- tegimen Latin
- tegmen Latin
- tegula Latin
- tegumen Latin
- tegumentum Latin
- tegō Latin
- protezione Italian
- protection French
- protectionnisme French
- protectionniste French
- protection Old French
- protekti Esperanto
- tegi Esperanto
- protektar Ido
- pwoteksyon Haitian, Haitian Creole
- -in
- neuro-
- calcium
- tegument
- deprotect
- protectin
- unprotect
- reprotect
- protectee
- protectant
- protecteth
- protective
- protectest
- protectible
- protectable
- cryoprotect
- seroprotect
- unprotector
- overprotect
- neuroprotect
- protectively
- chemoprotect
- underprotect
- radioprotect
- calprotectin
- photoprotect
- unprotective
- protectivity
- bioprotective
- subprotective
- myoprotective
- uroprotective
- nonprotective
- unprotectible
- lyoprotectant
- otoprotective
- unprotectable
- bioprotectant
- axoprotective
- otoprotectant
- lyoprotective
- cardioprotect
- immunoprotect
- ovoprotective
- ecoprotective
- glioprotective
- mitoprotective
- osmoprotective
- cryoprotectant
- venoprotective
- protectability
- seroprotective
- osmoprotectant
- chondroprotect
- mucoprotective
- renoprotective
- neuroprotectin
- vasoprotective
- xeroprotectant
- overprotective
- semiprotective
- renoprotectant
- cytoprotectant
- oncoprotective
- protectiveness
- autoprotective
- cryoprotective
- genoprotective
- cytoprotective
- geroprotective
- chemoprotectant
- hyperprotective
- photoprotective
- ultraprotective
- luteoprotective
- neuroprotectant
- osteoprotectant
- osteoprotective
- carioprotective
- chemoprotective
- radioprotectant
- fibroprotective
- superprotective
- thyroprotective
- oligoprotective
- fertoprotective
- radioprotective
- myeloprotective
- neuroprotective
- photoprotectant
- tubuloprotective
- atheroprotective
- thermoprotectant
- thermoprotective
- immunoprotective
- nephroprotective
- nephroprotectant
- hepatoprotective
- enteroprotective
- calprotectinemia
- hepatoprotectant
- organoprotective
- retinoprotective
- excitoprotective
- cardioprotectant
- cardioprotective
- gastroprotective
- gastroprotectant
- thromboprotective
- mechanoprotective
- dermatoprotective
- chondroprotective
- canceroprotective
- bronchoprotective
- cerebroprotective
- metalloprotective
- vasculoprotective
- anhydroprotectant
- pharmacoprotective
- endothelioprotective