Etymology: [ di-'fend ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Old French defendre, from Latin defendere, from de- + -fendere to strike; akin to Old English guth battle, war, Greek theinein to strike.
past of defend, protected, To ward off attacks from; to fight to protect; to guard, To prohibit, forbid, To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker), To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of, To prevent, to keep (from doing something), To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition, To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring, To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused), protect, secure, 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, be on the defensive; act against an attack protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks", 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, argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike", To focus ones energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring, To ward off an attacker; to protect ones assets, or allies, To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel, To prohibit; to forbid, be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms, be on the defensive; act against an attack, protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks", fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!", When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that they are defending their title. Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics, When a lawyer defends a person who has been accused of something, the lawyer argues on their behalf in a court of law that the charges are not true. a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations Guy Powell, defending, told magistrates: `It's a sad and disturbing case.', If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church attack, If you defend someone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them. Matt defended all of Clarence's decisions, right or wrong attack, Smith will represent the defendant, protect or fight for as a champion, act as opponent of the declarer, A strategy in which a purely domestic company remains in a riche area in the domestic market where global competitors are either weak or are unlikely to enter, argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" be on the defensive; act against an attack protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms, be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms Smith will represent the defendant", a mission assigned to a unit which requires it to, said of an environment which protects its contents from unmediated modification by external actors, To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring, state or assert; "He maintained his innocence",
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To ward off attacks from; to fight to protect; to guard
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To prohibit, forbid - ""Brother," seyde Sir Launcelot, "wyte you well I am full loth to departe oute of thys reallme, but the quene hath defended me so hyghly that mesemyth she woll never be my good lady as she hath bene.""
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To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker) - "The vertue is, that neither steele, nor stone / The stroke thereof from entrance may defend ."
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To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of
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To prevent, to keep (from doing something)
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To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition
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To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring
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To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused)
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protect, secure fiil
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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
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be on the defensive; act against an attack protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
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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
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argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
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To focus ones energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring
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To ward off an attacker; to protect ones assets, or allies
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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel
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To prohibit; to forbid
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be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms
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be on the defensive; act against an attack
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protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
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fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
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When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that they are defending their title. Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics
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When a lawyer defends a person who has been accused of something, the lawyer argues on their behalf in a court of law that the charges are not true. a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations Guy Powell, defending, told magistrates: `It's a sad and disturbing case.'
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If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church attack
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If you defend someone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them. Matt defended all of Clarence's decisions, right or wrong attack
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Smith will represent the defendant
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protect or fight for as a champion
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act as opponent of the declarer
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A strategy in which a purely domestic company remains in a riche area in the domestic market where global competitors are either weak or are unlikely to enter
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argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" be on the defensive; act against an attack protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms
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be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms Smith will represent the defendant"
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a mission assigned to a unit which requires it to
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said of an environment which protects its contents from unmediated modification by external actors
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