Translation
to defend, to protect
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Examples
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The soldiers defended the town.
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She defended her son against everyone.
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I will defend your right to speak.
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The animal defends itself with its teeth.
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Who will defend the poor?
Transitive, with what you are defending as the object and the threat introduced by : . To defend yourself is sin - note sin, not , because it is the object. is the defence, the defender, sendefenda defenceless. It shades into , which is standing watch over something, and , which is shielding something weaker; implies an attack is actually coming, which is why it is the courtroom verb too.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 11: defendi, mensogi, alvoki and 7 more words.