protect

verbs

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

"Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

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is a type of (narrower)

be on the defensive; act against an attack

use tariffs to favor domestic industry

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domain category

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

"Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"

is a type of (narrower)

act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function