Defend (IPA: /dɪˈfɛnd/)
| Defend (v. t.) |
To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel. |
| Defend (v. t.) |
To prohibit; to forbid. |
| Defend (v. t.) |
To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies. |
| Defend (v. t.) |
To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit. |
| Defend Synonyms |
Champion |
| Defend Synonyms |
Fight, Oppose, Fight Back, Fight Down |
| Defend Synonyms |
Hold, Guard |
| Defend Synonyms |
Maintain |
| Defend Synonyms |
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| Defend Synonyms |
Represent |
| Defend Synonyms |
Fend For, Support |
Defend Rhymes
