tutelare

Tutelare is an Italian verb meaning to protect, safeguard, or look after someone or something. It is used transitively to indicate safeguarding rights, interests, or welfare, as well as to provide guardianship or supervision in certain contexts. The noun tutela denotes protection or guardianship, and related terms include tutore or tutrice for a guardian.

Etymology and related forms: tutelare derives from Latin tutela, meaning guardianship, and from tutēre, meaning to guard. The word development runs from the idea of watching over or shielding someone or something.

Usage and contexts: In legal language tutelare often appears in phrases like tutelare i diritti dei cittadini or tutelare l’interesse superiore di una persona. It is also common in policy and everyday language to refer to protecting privacy, data, the environment, or cultural heritage. The verb is transitive and regular of the -are conjugation. Example forms include: present io tutelo, tu tuteli, lui/lei tutela; noi tuteliamo, voi tutelate, loro tutelano. Passato prossimo: ho tutelato; imperfetto: tutelavo; futuro: tutelerò. The noun tutela is used to speak of the protection itself, while tutore (or tutrice) designates the guardian who exercises the guardianship.

See also: tutela, tutore, tutela giuridica, tutela dei diritti, tutela ambientale.

In sum, tutelare encompasses both general acts of protection and formal guardianship, with broad applicability in legal, social, and everyday language.