safeguard

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: safe=guard
• COUNT in NET: 3 in 3 verses (in OT : 2 in 2 verses) (in NT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

safeguard, n. [Safe = guard: cf. F. sauvegarde.].

•  One who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

  "Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne."  [1913 Webster]
•  A convoy or guard to protect a traveler or property.  [1913 Webster]
•  A pass; a passport; a safe-conduct.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

safeguard, v. t. 

 To guard; to protect.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

safeguard, n. & v.
--n.
1 a proviso, stipulation, quality, or circumstance, that tends to prevent something undesirable.
2 a safe conduct.
--v.tr. guard or protect (rights etc.) by a precaution or stipulation.

Etymology

ME f. AF salve garde, OF sauve garde (as SAFE, GUARD)

THESAURUS

safeguard

advocate, aegis, arm, arm guard, armament, armor, assurance, assure, backstop, bill of health, bless, bodyguard, buffer, bulwark, bumper, care for, champion, clear sailing, clearance, cloak, compass about, conserve, contraceptive, convoy, copyright, cover, crash helmet, cushion, dashboard, defence, defend, dodger, ensure, escort, face mask, fence, fend, fender, finger guard, flank, foot guard, forearming, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethought, forethoughtfulness, full pratique, fuse, gentleman-at-arms, goggles, governor, guarantee, guard, guard against, guardrail, guards, guardsman, hand guard, handrail, harbor, hard hat, harmlessness, haven, helmet, immunity, insulation, insurance, insure, interlock, invulnerability, keep, keep from harm, keep safe, knee guard, knuckle guard, laminated glass, life preserver, lifeline, lightning conductor, lightning rod, look after, make safe, mask, measures, mudguard, nestle, nose guard, pad, padding, palladium, pass, passport, patent, pilot, police, praetorian guard, pratique, precaution, precautions, precautiousness, preserve, preventive, preventive measure, prophylactic, protect, protection, protective clothing, protective umbrella, providence, provision, register, ride shotgun for, risklessness, safe-conduct, safeness, safety, safety glass, safety plug, safety rail, safety shoes, safety switch, safety valve, save, screen, seat belt, secure, security, shelter, shield, shin guard, shroud, steps, steps and measures, sun helmet, surety, umbrella, underwrite, visa, ward, windscreen, windshield, yeoman

ROGET THESAURUS

safeguard

Safety

N safety, security, surety, impregnability, invulnerability, invulnerableness, danger past, danger over, storm blown over, coast clear, escape, means of escape, blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve, safeguard, palladium, guardianship, wardship, wardenship, tutelage, custody, safekeeping, preservation, protection, auspices, safe-conduct, escort, convoy, guard, shield, guardian angel, tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint, genius loci, protector, guardian, warden, warder, preserver, custodian, duenna, chaperon, third person, watchdog, bandog, Cerberus, watchman, patrolman, policeman, cop, dick, fuzz, smokey, peeler, zarp, sentinel, sentry, scout, garrison, guardship, refuge &c, anchor, precaution, quarantine, cordon sanitaire, confidence, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward, guard, secure, entrench, intrench, fence round, house, nestle, ensconce, take charge of, escort, convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard, patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter, Adj, safe, secure, sure, in safety, in security, on the safe side, under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing, under cover, under lock and key, out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way, unharmed, unscathed, on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water, unthreatened, unmolested, protected, cavendo tutus, panoplied, snug, seaworthy, weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof, defensible, tenable, proof against, invulnerable, unassailable, unattackable, impenetrable, impregnable, imperdible, inexpugnable, Achillean, safe and sound, scathless, unhazarded, not dangerous, unthreatening, harmless, friendly (cooperative), protecting, protective, guardian, tutelary, preservative, trustworthy, ex abundanti cautela, with impunity, all's well, salva res est, suave mari magno, a couvert, e terra alterius spectare laborem, Dieu vous garde.

Refuge

N refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness, acropolis, keep, last resort, ward, prison, asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute, almshouse, hiding place, sanctum sanctorum, roadstead, anchorage, breakwater, mole, port, haven, harbor, harbor of refuge, seaport, pier, jetty, embankment, quay, covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella, barrier, dashboard, dasher, wall, fort, anchor, kedge, grapnel, grappling iron, sheet anchor, killick, mainstay, support, cheek, ballast, jury mast, vent-peg, safety valve, blow-off valve, safety lamp, lightning rod, lightning conductor, safety belt, airbag, seat belt, antilock brakes, antiskid tires, snow tires, means of escape, lifeboat, lifejacket, life buoy, swimming belt, cork jacket, parachute, plank, steppingstone, emergency landing, safeguard, any port in a storm, bibere venenum in auro, valet anchora virtus.

Defense

N defense, protection, guard, ward, shielding, propugnation, preservation, guardianship, area defense, site defense, self-defense, self-preservation, resistance, safeguard, balistraria, bunker, screen, camouflage, fortification, munition, muniment, trench, foxhole, bulwark, fosse, moat, ditch, entrenchment, intrenchment, kila, dike, dyke, parapet, sunk fence, embankment, mound, mole, bank, sandbag, revetment, earth work, field- work, fence, wall dead wall, contravallation, paling, palisade, haha, stockade, stoccado, laager, sangar, barrier, barricade, boom, portcullis, chevaux de frise, abatis, abattis, abbatis, vallum, circumvallation, battlement, rampart, scarp, escarp, counter-scarp, glacis, casemate, vallation, vanfos, buttress, abutment, shore, breastwork, banquette, curtain, mantlet, bastion, redan, ravelin, vauntmure, advance work, horn work, outwork, barbacan, barbican, redoubt, fort-elage, fort-alice, lines, loophole, machicolation, sally port, hold, stronghold, fastness, asylum, keep, donjon, dungeon, fortress, citadel, capitol, castle, tower of strength, tower of strength, fort, barracoon, pah, sconce, martello tower, peelhouse, blockhouse, rath, wooden walls, bulletproof vest, armored vest, buffer, corner stone, fender, apron, mask, gauntlet, thimble, carapace, armor, shield, buckler, aegis, breastplate, backplate, cowcatcher, face guard, scutum, cuirass, habergeon, mail, coat of mail, brigandine, hauberk, lorication, helmet, helm, bassinet, salade, heaume, morion, murrion, armet, cabaset, vizor, casquetel, siege cap, headpiece, casque, pickelhaube, vambrace, shako, bearskin, panoply, truncheon, garrison, picket, piquet, defender, protector, guardian, bodyguard, champion, knight-errant, Paladin, propugner, bulletproof window, hardened site, defending, defensive, mural, armed, armed at all points, armed cap-a-pie, armed to the teeth, panoplied, iron-plated, ironclad, loopholed, castellated, machicolated, casemated, defended, proof against, armored, ballproof, bulletproof, hardened, defensively, on the defense, on the defensive, in defense, at bay, pro aris et focis, Int, no surrender!, defense not defiance, Dieu defend le droit, fidei defensor, defender of the faith.