safeguard

English

Etymology

From safe + guard

Pronunciation

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Noun

safeguard (plural safeguards)

1. Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.

   Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.

2. One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
   • Granville

     Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne.

3. A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.

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Translations

something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense

• Danish: beskyttelse (da) c, værn (da) n
• Finnish: suoja (fi)
• Georgian: დაცვა (ka) (dac'va), დამცველი (ka) (damc'veli)

• Norwegian: sikring (no) m and f
• Russian: гарантия (ru) (garántija) f

a safe-conduct, especially in time of war

• Finnish: kulkulupa (fi)

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• Spanish: salvaguarda (es) f

Verb

safeguard (third-person singular simple present safeguards, present participle safeguarding, simple past and past participle safeguarded)

1. to protect, to keep safe

   She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.

2. to escort safely

Translations

to protect, to keep safe

• Danish: beskytte (da), sikre (da)
• Finnish: turvata (fi), suojata (fi)
• Georgian: დაცვა (ka) (dac’va)

• Quechua: hat'alliy (qu)
• Romanian: salvgarda (ro)

to escort safely

• Finnish: suojata (fi)

to be checked

• Spanish: resguardar