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[ UK /sˈe‍ɪfɡɑːd/ ]
[ US /ˈseɪfˌɡɑɹd/ ]
NOUN
  1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
    we let our guard down
    an insurance policy is a good safeguard
    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. escort safely
  2. make safe

How To Use safeguard In A Sentence

  • Tribal traditions and a male-dominated reading of Islam have produced a deeply rooted ideology of women as temptresses, who must be kept under control to avoid "fitna" or social strife, thereby safeguarding the "peace of Islam. Ida Lichter, M.D.: Afghan Women's Movements Deserve More From the West
  • That suture is an unexpected and original way of safeguarding the novel's integrity.
  • There must be a solid hierarchy and system of protection safeguarded by organized crime syndicates or mafia.
  • Due for cuts of up to a third but flood protection safeguarded. The Sun
  • We must retain these vital safeguards for hard-working people. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is knowing this about human nature that we set up safeguards to prevent us from being our worst.
  • The family struggled to agree a formula under which a panel would be established to safeguard editorial independence. Times, Sunday Times
  • An entirely free public service, all you need to do is call her up and Geneviève will happily stop by to scope out your crib and offer suggestions on how you can better safeguard your digs from thieves.
  • He has been at pains to assure a sceptical public of various other safeguards to check against the rampant abuses of the disinvestment process.
  • There is a reason for that tokotoko—it's not just for showmanship, but it is to safeguard them.
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