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safeguard

/ˈseɪfɡɑɹd/noun, verb2 syllables

Safeguard means: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc..

Synonyms for safeguard3

noun, as in a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

noun, as in a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

safe-conduct

What does safeguard mean?4

noun

1

a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.“he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution”

2

a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

verb

1

make safe

2

escort safely

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Safeguard in a sentence

  • The safeguard of the state shall be the supreme law.zipangu
  • Free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny.Spamster
  • We must fight to safeguard our civil rights.mailohilohi
  • They have improved safeguards and they are now better prepared than before.neron
  • Many safeguards have been put in place to prevent abuse.CK
  • Bangladesh will insist on safeguarding the interests of LDC.robingaspi
  • I aim to safeguard my heart.Nuel
  • Legal age laws exist to safeguard minors.Nuel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of safeguard

as a noun

plural
safeguards

as a verb

past tense
safeguarded
present participle
safeguarding
third-person singular
safeguards
past participle
safeguarded