safeguard

B1 Topic:Safety & Risk

US /ˈseɪfɡɑː(ɹ)d/ See IPA manual

Freq #18846

Meanings

1

noun
Something done to protect against harm, danger, or loss.

Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.
2

verb
To protect something from harm, danger, or loss.

New laws were passed to safeguard children online.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · something done to protect... guard

Word family

Forms safeguardedsafeguardingsafeguards

Derived forms safeguardablesafeguarderunsafeguarded

Etymology

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

savegard Middle English sauvegarde Middle French

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Topics

Safety & Risk

External links

# safeguard

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈseɪfɡɑː(ɹ)d/
**Frequency rank:** 18846

## Meanings
1. Something done to protect against harm, danger, or loss.
2. To protect something from harm, danger, or loss.

## Examples
- Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.
- New laws were passed to safeguard children online.

## Derived Forms
- safeguardable
- safeguarder
- unsafeguarded

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: savegard
- Root: sauvegarde

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

## AI Etymology
Safeguard comes from Middle English savegard, from Middle French sauvegarde, from Old French salve garde, sauve garde, reconstructed as safe + guard. Modern senses include something done to protect against harm, danger, or loss. and to protect something from harm, danger, or loss.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as safeguardable, safeguarder, and unsafeguarded.

## Topics
- Safety & Risk

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