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US
/dɪˈfɛnd/
]
[ UK /dɪfˈɛnd/ ]
[ UK /dɪfˈɛnd/ ]
VERB
-
state or assert
He maintained his innocence -
be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
Ms. Smith will represent the defendant - be on the defensive; act against an attack
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argue or speak in defense of
She supported the motion to strike -
fight against or resist strongly
Don't fight it!
The senator said he would oppose the bill -
protect against a challenge or attack
Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks
Hold that position behind the trees! - protect or fight for as a champion
How To Use defend In A Sentence
- The defendant was released on bail until his trial next year. Times, Sunday Times
- The distich caused discussion regarding the quantity of "hic", but the pope defended the prosody of Voltaire who confirmed his opinion by a quotation from Virgil which he said ought to be the epitaph of The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne
- You live and die by the way you defend and attack. The Sun
- The sentry defended the gate against sudden attack.
- It was growing increasingly obvious as I defended myself against her attack that she was simply toying with me, drawing out my technique as a schoolmaster draws recitations from his students.
- Looking radiantly healthy - in contrast to her wan mien of recent months - she lucidly defended herself the interviewers tried to extract an apology from her.
- Ian Rush believes a willingness to defend from the front has helped Fernando Torres become the top striker in English football.
- The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant.
- The family is the one place that should be a guarantee of safety to its members, especially its most vulnerable members, and this legislation goes part-way towards trying to define that and to defend that right.
- Dunstan: Dunstan: “What happens if the program administrator refuses to certify that the defendant “completed” the program on the grounds that the defendant refused to agree with certain teachings?” The Volokh Conspiracy » Stringent Constitutional Limits on Anger Management Classes, Anti-Drug/Alcohol-Abuse Classes, or Even Traffic School as Alternatives to Prosecution?
