- 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 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
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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 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
- defend, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
defend, v meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
- defend - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
Defend, guard, preserve, protect all mean to keep safe 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
- defend - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
defend (third-person singular simple present defends, present participle defending, simple past and past participle defended) (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard quotations
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