protect
Shelter from danger
To protect is to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or danger.
You protect a child from traffic, protect your skin from the sun, protect data with encryption.
Protection can be physical (a helmet protects your head), legal (patents protect inventions), or financial (insurance protects against loss).
To protect can also mean to shield from competition: tariffs that protect domestic industries.
Handheld defensive armor
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- defendProtect from harm
- fortifyMake stronger against threat
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
armor · barrier · bulwark · repel · resist · ward · fend · parry
Public cause supporter
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
- defendProtect from harm
- supportTo uphold or sustain
rights · lobby · campaign · intercede · petition · whistleblower · ombudsman · watchdog
Support growth and development
- shelterProtected place or structure
- safetyFreedom from harm
- well-beingState of health, contentment
- custodyProtective care or control
supervision · foster · provision · safekeeping · welfare · dependents · vulnerable · children
Instinct to survive danger
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
camouflage · immunity · fitness · hardiness · preparedness · resourcefulness · shelter · escape
Keep from being depleted
- maintainKeep in condition
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- archiveStored historical records
- restoreReturn to earlier state
heritage · curate · perpetuate · salvage · store · upkeep · endangered · wildlife
Guardian of a place
- caretakerOne who maintains property
- watchmanBuilding security guard
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- stewardManager for another
warden · chaperone · escort · bodyguard · shepherd · overseer · defender · keeper
Network access control system
- antivirusMalware detection program
- encryptionConverting data into code
- passwordAuthentication string
- lockMechanism requiring a key
padlock · backup · alarm · circuit-breaker · checkpoint · authentication · vault · surveillance
Extent of inclusion
- policyAdopted principle of action
- premiumAdded cost for better
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
claim · liability · indemnity · compensation · reimbursement · beneficiary · insured · warranty
shield
Handheld defensive armor
barricade · armor · barrier · bulwark · repel · resist · ward · fend · parry · withstand
advocate
Public cause supporter
support · rights · lobby · campaign · intercede · petition · whistleblower · ombudsman · watchdog · civil-liberties
nurture
Support growth and development
- shelterProtected place or structure
- safetyFreedom from harm
- well-beingState of health, contentment
custody · supervision · foster · provision · safekeeping · welfare · dependents · vulnerable · children · elderly
self-preservation
Instinct to survive danger
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
adaptation · camouflage · immunity · fitness · hardiness · preparedness · resourcefulness · shelter · escape · evasion
conserve
Keep from being depleted
restore · heritage · curate · perpetuate · salvage · store · upkeep · endangered · wildlife · habitat
custodian
Guardian of a place
steward · warden · chaperone · escort · bodyguard · shepherd · overseer · defender · keeper · watchdog
firewall
Network access control system
- antivirusMalware detection program
- encryptionConverting data into code
- passwordAuthentication string
lock · padlock · backup · alarm · circuit-breaker · checkpoint · authentication · vault · surveillance · monitoring
coverage
Extent of inclusion
- policyAdopted principle of action
- premiumAdded cost for better
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
deductible · claim · liability · indemnity · compensation · reimbursement · beneficiary · insured · warranty · guarantee
- protection racketsExtortion through threatened violence
- labor protestOrganized worker demonstration
- identity protectionMeasures preventing personal fraud
- financial protectionSafeguard against monetary loss
- protective gearEquipment preventing bodily harm
- peaceful protestNonviolent collective expression of dissent
protest, protection, protected, protective, protector, protecting, protects, unprotected, protectorate