protectable

Variant of protect

protect definition

pro·tect (prə tekt′, prō-)

transitive verb

  1. to shield from injury, danger, or loss; guard; defend
  2. Commerce to set aside funds toward the payment of (a note, draft, etc.) at maturity
  3. Econ. to guard (domestic industry) as by tariffs on imported products

Etymology: < L protectus, pp. of protegere, to protect < pro-, before + tegere, to cover: see thatch

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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