defend
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /dɪˈfend/US /dɪˈfend/
Meaning
verb
to protect somebody/something from attack
“defend somebody/something, The role of the military is to defend the country.”
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“Though I personally will defend the value of bedtime stories to my last gasp, I have learnt to value imagination in a much broader sense.”
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Though I personally will defend the value of bedtime stories to my last gasp, I have learnt to value imagination in a much broader sense.
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