Thesaurus: defend

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1. v. t. To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
2. v. t. To prohibit; to forbid.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. v. argue or speak in defense of
6. v. be on the defensive; act against an attack
7. v. protect against a challenge or attack
8. v. fight against or resist strongly
9. v. protect or fight for as a champion
10. v. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
11. v. state or assert