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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  defend
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm.
Synonyms:  guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shield, ward
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry:  defend
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To support against arguments, attack, or criticism.
Synonyms:  apologize, justify, maintain, vindicate
Idioms:  speak up for, stand up for, stick up for
  Synonym Collection v1.1
Main Entry:  defend
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  advocate, assert, back, champion, conserve, contest, countenance, espouse, exculpate, fortify, garrison, go to bat for, guard, harbor, hedge, justify, maintain, plead, preserve, protect, rationalize, repel, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, support, uphold, vindicate, watch, wear

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Cite This Source   Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
 
Cite This Source   Synonym Collection v1.1
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