how to pronounce защитить

/zəɕːɪˈtʲitʲ/

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защитить is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of защитить in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… улице защитить и поэтому он сам …”

meanings of защитить

verb:

In a court of law to defend, to plead for.
Thesis, diploma to uphold, to defend.
To defend, to guard, to protect.
To speak in support (of), to stand up for, to support, to vindicate, to advocate.

защитить frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word защитить occurs in russian on average 17.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.