0 to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss:
1 to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss:
2 to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss:
protect sb/sth from sth They produce a self-adhesive plastic cover designed to protect CDs from scratches.
protect sb/sth against sth The company has been ordered to take corrective action to protect consumers against high-pressure sales tactics.
protect against sth The investment does not insure profits or protect against losses in a declining market.
protect sb's interests/investments/rights The agreement obliges WTO Members to protect the rights, including copyrights and trademarks, of citizens of all other Members.
3 if a government protects part of its country's trade or industry, it helps it by taxing goods from other countries or limiting the amount of goods that can be imported:
Import barriers protected the fledgling enterprises.
4 to provide someone with insurance against injury, damage, or loss:
She's always chasing cats out of the garden to protect her precious birds.
This toothpaste has been clinically proven to protect your teeth.
We're not doing enough to protect the environment from pollution.
The Red Cross's primary concern is to preserve and protect human life.
Should older people be protected from bad choices ?
A critic of the data protection regime might note that the legislation protects debtors with more force than it does creditors.
The precursor to having one's integrity protected (embodied by the requirement of one's consent) is the capacity to exercise will, make choices, and communicate desires.
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