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protect [pruh-tekt] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
protect [pruh-tekt]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take care of; guard from harm
Synonyms: assure, bulwark, care for, champion, chaperon, conserve, cover, cover all bases, cover up, cushion, defend, fend, foster, give refuge, give sanctuary, go to bat for, harbor, hedge, insulate, keep, keep safe, look after, preserve, ride shotgun for, safeguard, save, screen, secure, sentinel, shade, shelter, shield, shotgun, stand guard, stonewall, support, take under wing, watch, watch over
Antonyms: attack, harm, hurt, injure
Main Entry: care
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: tend to
Synonyms: attend, baby sit, consider, foster, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, look after, mind, mind the store, minister, mother, nurse, nurture, pay attention to, protect, provide for, ride herd on, sit, take pains, tend, treasure, wait on, watch, watch over
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect
Main Entry: chaperon
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: accompany for supervision
Synonyms: attend, carry, conduct, consort with, convoy, escort, guide, oversee, protect, safeguard, shepherd, supervise, watch over
Example Sentences
  • The legal reason for the age limit is to protect children's privacy.
  • Last month, the department sent a letter to colleges urging them to take steps to protect the student-aid programs.
  • Hyperactive immune systems may protect against cancer.
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Main Entry: cover
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: wrap, hide
Synonyms: blanket, board up, bury, bush up, cache, camouflage, canopy, cap, carpet, cloak, clothe, coat, conceal, cover up, crown, curtain, daub, disguise, do on the sly, dress, eclipse, encase, enclose, enfold, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, hood, house, invest, layer, mantle, mask, obscure, overcast, overlay, overspread, protect, put on, screen, secrete, set on, shade, shield, shroud, stash, superimpose, superpose, surface, veil
Antonyms: lay bare, lay out, reveal, uncover, unwrap
Main Entry: ensconce
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hide; tuck away
Synonyms: bury, cache, conceal, cover, curl up, ditch, establish, fix, install, locate, nestle, place, plant, protect, screen, seat, secrete, set, settle, shelter, shield, situate, snuggle up, stash, station
Antonyms: reveal, take out, uncover, unveil
Main Entry: ensure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: guarantee; make secure
Synonyms: arrange, assure, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, effect, establish, guard, insure, lock on, lock up, make certain, make safe, make sure, nail down, okay, protect, provide, put on ice, safeguard, secure, set out, warrant
Notes: insure and ensure mean 'to make certain,' but only insure can mean 'indemnify against loss'
Main Entry: entrench
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: establish, make inroads
Synonyms: anchor, confirm, define, dig in, embed, ensconce, fence, fix, fortify, found, ground, hole up, implant, infix, ingrain, install, lodge, plant, protect, root, seat, set, settle, strengthen
Main Entry: envelop
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: encase, hide
Synonyms: blanket, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, coop, corral, cover, drape, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, enshroud, enwrap, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem, immure, invest, obscure, overlay, overspread, pen, protect, roll, sheathe, shield, shroud, shut in, superimpose, surround, swaddle, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up
Antonyms: free, let go, let loose, open, release, uncover, unwrap
Main Entry: escort
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: act as a companion, guard
Synonyms: accompany, attend, bear, bring, carry, chaperon, company, conduct, consort with, convoy, date, direct, drag, go with, guide, lead, partner, pilot, protect, route, see, shepherd, show, squire, steer, take out, usher
Antonyms: abandon, desert, drop, leave, lose, maroon, neglect
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