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defend



defend - verb

  • argue or speak in defense of
  • be on the defensive; act against an attack
  • protect against a challenge or attack
  • fight against or resist strongly
  • protect or fight for as a champion
  • be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
  • state or assert

defend - thesaurus

champion   fight   guard   hold   maintain   oppose   represent   support  


View spelling list de words and learn about the word defend in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

Scrabble score for defend

d is 2 e is 1 f is 4 e is 1 n is 1 d is 2
Scrabble score = 11

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