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safeguard
Meaning: to protect something from harm or loss
safeguard in a sentence
How safeguard is used in real sentences:
The archive uses special boxes to safeguard old letters.
The rules safeguard the fairness of the contest.
“She moved two leaps inward and placed assistants nearby to safeguard the younger dancers.”
— from the passage Seven Beats Together
Synonyms for safeguard
Other words for safeguard — protect, guard and shield — carry the same meaning.
- protect
- guard
- shield
Antonyms of safeguard
Words that mean the opposite of safeguard:
- endanger
- risk
- expose
Where it comes from
From Old French sauve garde 'safe keeping' (salv 'safe' + garde 'guard').
Memory hook
Safeguard means guarding something so it stays safe.