protect
/prəˈtekt/ v [T]Definition
› to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss: He says he was protecting his home and family. A citizens’ group worked to protect forest areas.
(Definition of protect v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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