protect
/pɹəˈtɛkt/
verb
Core
1.v.shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
“Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain”
2.v.use tariffs to favor domestic industry
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protect and protest differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. protect means “shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage”. protest means “a formal and solemn declaration of objection”. protect is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/pɹəˈtɛkt/
1.v.shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
“Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain”
2.v.use tariffs to favor domestic industry
/ˈpɹoʊˌtɛst/
1.n.a formal and solemn declaration of objection
“they finished the game under protest to the league president”
2.n.the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
3.n.the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval
“he shouted his protests at the umpire”
| protect | protest | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /pɹəˈtɛkt/ | /ˈpɹoʊˌtɛst/ |
| Said | pruh-TEKT | PROH-test |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 2 | 6 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | protestation |
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