defend
/dɪˈfend/ v [T] (PROTECT)Definition
› to protect someone or something from attack or harm: Communities will fight to defend themselves. How can people best defend themselves against disease? › To defend is also to argue in support of something, esp. when it has been criticized: She defended her husband against the accusations.
(Definition of defend v (PROTECT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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