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protect
Overview of verb protect
The verb protect has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (44) protect -- (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain")
2. (1) protect -- (use tariffs to favor domestic industry)
Grep of noun protect
protection
protectionism
protectionist
protective coloration
protective cover
protective covering
protective embankment
protective fold
protective garment
protective tariff
protectiveness
protector
protector of boundaries
protectorate
protectorship
Antonyms of verb protect
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb protect
2 senses of protect
Sense 1
protect
=> defend
=> prevent, keep
Sense 2
protect
=> assist
=> work
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb protect
1 of 2 senses of protect
Sense 1
protect
=> cover for
=> immunize, immunise
=> overprotect
=> look out
=> cover
=> guard, ward
=> defend, guard, hold
=> shield, screen
=> charm
=> wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
=> safeguard
=> cover
=> cover
=> mothproof
=> body guard
=> insure
=> cover
=> keep, preserve
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb protect
2 senses of protect
Sense 1
protect
=> defend
Sense 2
protect
=> assist
'Cause To' of verb protect
Derived Forms of verb protect
2 senses of protect
Sense 1
protect
RELATED TO>(adj) protective#1
=> protective
RELATED TO>(noun) protection#2
=> protective covering, protective cover, protection
RELATED TO>(noun) protection#1
=> protection
RELATED TO>(noun) protector#1
=> defender, guardian, protector, shielder
Sense 2
protect
RELATED TO>(adj) protective#1
=> protective
RELATED TO>(noun) protection#6
=> protection, trade protection
Domain of verb protect
1 of 2 senses of protect
Sense 2
protect
TOPIC>(noun) trade#1
Domain Terms of verb protect
Familiarity of verb protect
protect used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb protect
2 senses of protect
Sense 1
protect
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
protect
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb protect
2 senses of protect
Sense 1
protect
> defend
=> bulwark
=> protect
=> ward off
=> check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
Sense 2
protect
> assist
=> protect
=> abet
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb protect
Sense 1
protect
=> defend
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Sense 2
protect
=> assist
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Grep of verb protect
overprotect
protect
Grep of adj protect
protected
protecting
protective
Grep of adv protect
protectively
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