- DEFEND Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
defend, protect, shield, guard, safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack
- DEFEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
DEFEND definition: 1 to protect someone or something against attack or criticism: 2 to speak or write in support of… Learn more
- DEFEND Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
To defend is to strive to keep safe by resisting attack: to defend one's country To guard is to watch over in order to keep safe: to guard a camp To preserve is to keep safe in the midst of danger, either in a single instance or continuously: to preserve a spirit of conciliation
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Definition of defend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- DEFEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge [VERB noun] His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church [VERB noun] They would have killed him if he had not defended himself [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
- Defend Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
The group defends [= protects] the rights of the poor The company must defend its own interests
- Defend - definition of defend by The Free Dictionary
These verbs mean to make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm Defend implies repelling or being ready to repel an attack: The army defended the border against the enemy The politician responded quickly to defend his reputation
- Defend - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Defend has different shades of meaning, but it always has the sense of protecting something — your ideas, for instance, or your title as world heavyweight champion
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