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(o-ver-pro-tect) 4 syllables

Definition

verb. to protect someone too much or excessively.

Example Sentence

The cat had the tendency to overprotect her kittens.

More Example Sentences

Teachers should avoid overprotecting their students.

Synonyms

shield; guard; defend

Antonyms

neglect; abandon; expose

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Rhymes

  • becht
  • brecht
  • checked
  • decked
  • fecht
  • hecht
  • knecht
  • necked
  • pecht
  • pecked
  • precht
  • recht
  • schlecht
  • sect
  • specht
  • trekked
  • wecht
  • wrecked

  • affect
  • bedecked
  • collect
  • confect
  • connect
  • correct
  • defect
  • deflect
  • deject
  • deregt
  • detect
  • direct
  • dissect
  • effect
  • eject
  • elect
  • erect
  • expect
  • infect
  • inflect
  • inject
  • inspect
  • neglect
  • object
  • perfect
  • project
  • protect
  • rechecked
  • reflect
  • reject
  • respect
  • select
  • subject
  • suspect
  • unchecked

  • disaffect
  • disconnect
  • disinfect
  • disrespect
  • incorrect
  • indirect
  • interject
  • intersect
  • misdirect
  • nondirect
  • recollect
  • reconnect
  • redirect
  • reelect
  • reinspect
  • resurrect

  • interconnect
  • overprotect
  • teleconnect
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