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verb
- 1. resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger: "we shall defend our island, whatever the cost" Similar Opposite
- 2. conduct the case for (the party being accused or sued) in a lawsuit: "he is a lawyer who specializes in defending political prisoners"
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The meaning of DEFEND is to drive danger or attack away from. How to use defend in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Defend.
DEFEND definition: 1. to protect someone or something against attack or criticism: 2. to speak or write in support of…. Learn more.
Defend definition: to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury (usually followed by from or against). See examples of DEFEND used in a sentence.
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.
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.
Definition of defend verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive, intransitive] to protect somebody/something from attack. defend somebody/something The role of the military is to defend the country. Troops have been sent to defend the borders.
DEFEND meaning: 1. to protect someone or something from being attacked, especially by fighting: 2. to support…. Learn more.