safeguard

safe-guard · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A measure taken to protect or prevent something.

  2. 2.

    [as verb]To protect from harm or damage.

Forms

plural: safeguards

Related words

Antonyms: danger, threat
See also: precaution, protect, security
Synonyms: defense, precaution, protection

Etymology

Compound of safe + guard, from Middle English. First recorded in the 15th century.