Protected

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Protect \Pro*tect"\, v. t. [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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The gods of Greece protect you!          --Shak.
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     Syn: To guard; shield; preserve. See {Defend}.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  protected
       adj 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 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