 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
protected
adjective
1: kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the
most protected spot I could find" [syn: {secure}]
[ant: {unprotected}]
2: guarded from injury or destruction [syn: {saved}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Protect \Pro*tect"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Protected}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Protecting}.] [L. protectus, p. p. of protegere,
literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover.
See {Tegument}.]
To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to
guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his
children.
The gods of Greece protect you! --Shak.
Syn: To guard; shield; preserve. See {Defend}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "protected":
armed, cloaked, conserved, copyrighted, covered, defended, guarded,
immune, immunized, insured, intact, invulnerable, kept, patented,
policed, preserved, safe, safe and sound, safeguarded, saved,
screened, secure, sheltered, shielded, spared, undamaged, unharmed,
unhurt, unscathed, unspoiled, untainted, unthreatened, untouched,
well-conserved
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