to buffer
5
4.6
- verb
- /ˈbʌfər/
:
amortiguar
- Using a helmet can buffer a cyclist's head from injury in the event of a fall.
- buffer the effects
- buffer the impact
- help buffer
We're able to buffer ourselves against views that we may disagree with.
- We're able to buffer ourselves against views that we may disagree with.
- That doesn't mean it fully buffers the impact, but we need to get that filter in there if we can.
Examples
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Thus, hardiness may have an indirect effect on health by buffering the effects of stress.
Academic text (1996) -
With population growth, the ability of local storage infrastructure to buffer the population from the impacts of drought decreases.
Academic text (2008) -
We're able to buffer ourselves against views that we may disagree with.
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Still, the impact of high taxes is clear: they buffer consumers from price changes.
Academic text (1999) -
We are buffered from attack.
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Speaking of friends, spending time with others can actually buffer your body's response to stress.
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So I think my diet and the way that I treat my body is at least going to buffer against some of that stuff as well.
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Possibly, participation in physical activity may buffer individuals from body dissatisfaction.
Academic text (2001) -
Academic success does not buffer students from risky behavior or from feeling unsafe.
Academic text (2011) -
Such commitment may also buffer against lapses in motivation following treatment setbacks or unforeseen disease progression.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To keep someone or something safe from harm
146
2.7
To protect someone or something from harm
56
3.3
To protect people or things from harm
50
3.1
Make something less strong or harsh
23
3.7
To make a blow or bad news less strong
3
3.8
To protect a person or thing from harm
Antonyms
Compounds
1
6.8
A small neutral country between two larger rival countries that reduces the risk of war
- Specialized
A liquid that helps keep acidity stable in body and lab tests
- Specialized
A liquid that keeps acidity about the same when acids or bases are added
- Specialized
A part of computer memory that temporarily holds data during transfer between devices
- Specialized
A part of a computer's memory that holds data for a short time while it moves between devices
- Specialized
A part of a computer's memory that stores keys you press until the computer reads them
How Protective
39
5.6
146
2.7
5
4.6
23
3.7
16
4.4
34
2.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buffer comes from the idea of buff meaning 'to take or soften a blow'. To buffer someone or something is to protect them or reduce harm, like a cushion that absorbs force.