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adjective
providing protection or shelter.
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Protecting
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
2.
Economics. to guard (the industry or an industry of a nation) from foreign competition by imposing import duties.
3.
to provide funds for the payment of (a draft, note, etc.).
verb (used without object)
4.
to provide, or be capable of providing, protection: a floor wax that protects as well as shines.
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin prōtēctus, past participle of prōtegere to cover in front, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + teg-, stem of tegere to cover (akin to toga, thatch) + -tus past participle suffix
1520–30; < Latin prōtēctus, past participle of prōtegere to cover in front, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + teg-, stem of tegere to cover (akin to toga, thatch) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
pro·tect·i·ble, pro·tect·a·ble, adjective
pro·tect·i·bil·i·ty, pro·tect·a·bil·i·ty, noun
o·ver·pro·tect, verb (used with object)
qua·si-pro·tect·ed, adjective
sem·i·pro·tect·ed, adjective
EXPANDAntonyms
1. attack.
1. attack.
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| protecting | |
adjective | |
| shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort; "the protecting blanket of snow"; "a protecting alibi" |
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