n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: shel · tered ; shel · ter · ing \ -t( ə -)ri ŋ \
Date: 1590
transitive verb
1 : to constitute or provide a shelter for : PROTECT <has led a shelter ed life>
2 : to place under shelter or protection < shelter ed himself in a mountain cave>
3 : to protect (income) from taxation
intransitive verb : to take shelter
– shel · ter · er \ -t ə r- ə r \ noun