safeguard

See also: safe-guard

English

Etymology

From Middle French sauvegarde, from Old French salve garde, sauve garde, reconstructed as safe +‎ guard.

Pronunciation

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Noun

safeguard (plural safeguards)

Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.
One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
- Granville
  Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne.
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 n
Finnish: suoja (fi)
Georgian: დაცვა (dacva), დამცველი (damcveli)
German: Sicherung (de) f, Schutz (de) m

Norwegian: sikring (no) m, f
Portuguese: salvaguarda (pt) f
Russian: гара́нтия (ru) f (garántija)
Spanish: salvaguardia (es) f

a safe-conduct, especially in time of war

Finnish: kulkulupa (fi)
Serbo-Croatian: obezbjeđenje n

Spanish: salvaguardia (es) f

Verb

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

To protect, to keep safe.
She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.
To escort safely.

Translations

to protect, to keep safe

Danish: beskytte (da), sikre
Finnish: turvata (fi), suojata (fi)
French: protéger (fr)
Georgian: დაცვა (dacva)
Ido: salvogardar
Latin: munio (la), praemunio

Maori: whakahaumaru
Portuguese: salvaguardar (pt)
Quechua: hat'alliy
Romanian: salvgarda (ro)
Spanish: salvaguardar (es), resguardar (es)

to escort safely

Finnish: suojata (fi), turvata (fi)

Anagrams

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