| Main Entry: | protect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take care of; guard from harm |
Synonyms: |
assure, bulwark, care for, champion, chaperon, conserve, cover, cover all bases, cover up, cushion, defend, fend, foster, give refuge, give sanctuary, go to bat for, harbor, hedge, insulate, keep, keep safe, look after, preserve, ride shotgun for, safeguard, save, screen, secure, sentinel, shade, shelter, shield, shotgun, stand guard, stonewall, support, take under wing, watch, watch over |
Antonyms: |
attack, harm, hurt, injure |
| Main Entry: | arm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equip with weapon or power |
Synonyms: |
accouter, appoint, array, deck, equalize, fortify, furnish, gear, gird, guard, heel up, heel, issue, load, load up, lug iron, make ready, mobilize, outfit, pack, pack a rod, prepare, prime, protect, provide, rig, rod up, strengthen, supply, tote |
Antonyms: |
disarm |
| Main Entry: | care |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tend to |
Synonyms: |
attend, baby sit, consider, foster, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, look after, mind, mind the store, minister, mother, nurse, nurture, pay attention to, protect, provide for, ride herd on, sit, take pains, tend, treasure, wait on, watch, watch over |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | chaperon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accompany for supervision |
Synonyms: |
attend, carry, conduct, consort with, convoy, escort, guide, oversee, protect, safeguard, shepherd, supervise, watch over |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wrap, hide |
Synonyms: |
blanket, board up, bury, bush up, cache, camouflage, canopy, cap, carpet, cloak, clothe, coat, conceal, cover up, crown, curtain, daub, disguise, do on the sly, dress, eclipse, encase, enclose, enfold, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, hood, house, invest, layer, mantle, mask, obscure, overcast, overlay, overspread, protect, put on, screen, secrete, set on, shade, shield, shroud, stash, superimpose, superpose, surface, veil |
Antonyms: |
lay bare, lay out, reveal, uncover, unwrap |
| Main Entry: | ensconce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide; tuck away |
Synonyms: |
bury, cache, conceal, cover, curl up, ditch, establish, fix, install, locate, nestle, place, plant, protect, screen, seat, secrete, set, settle, shelter, shield, situate, snuggle up, stash, station |
Antonyms: |
reveal, take out, uncover, unveil |
| Main Entry: | ensure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee; make secure |
Synonyms: |
arrange, assure, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, effect, establish, guard, insure, lock on, lock up, make certain, make safe, make sure, nail down, okay, protect, provide, put on ice, safeguard, secure, set out, warrant |
| Notes: | insure and ensure mean 'to make certain,' but only insure can mean 'indemnify against loss' |
| Main Entry: | entrench |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish, make inroads |
Synonyms: |
anchor, confirm, define, dig in, embed, ensconce, fence, fix, fortify, found, ground, hole up, implant, infix, ingrain, install, lodge, plant, protect, root, seat, set, settle, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | envelop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encase, hide |
Synonyms: |
blanket, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, coop, corral, cover, drape, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, enshroud, enwrap, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem, immure, invest, obscure, overlay, overspread, pen, protect, roll, sheathe, shield, shroud, shut in, superimpose, surround, swaddle, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, let loose, open, release, uncover, unwrap |
| Main Entry: | escort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act as a companion, guard |
Synonyms: |
accompany, attend, bear, bring, carry, chaperon, company, conduct, consort with, convoy, date, direct, drag, go with, guide, lead, partner, pilot, protect, route, see, shepherd, show, squire, steer, take out, usher |
Antonyms: |
abandon, desert, drop, leave, lose, maroon, neglect |