defend

Birini veya bir şeyi saldırı veya zarardan korumak

To protect someone or something from attack or harm.

• The soldiers defended the city from invasion.
• A mother will defend her children fiercely.
• The castle walls were built to defend against enemies.
• Immunologists study how white blood cells defend the body against pathogenic bacteria and viral infections through complex mechanisms.
• The dissertation candidate had to defend her controversial findings before a panel of skeptical experts in cognitive neuroscience.
• Conservation groups work tirelessly to defend endangered habitats from commercial development and resource extraction activities.

Eş anlamlılar: protect, guard, shield, safeguard, secure

Zıt anlamlılar: attack, assail, assault, surrender

Birini veya bir şeyi savunmak; haklı çıkarmak

To argue in support of someone or something; to justify or uphold.

• She defended her decision to quit her job.
• The lawyer defended his client in court.
• He always defends his brother, no matter what.

Eş anlamlılar: justify, support, uphold, vindicate, champion

Zıt anlamlılar: criticize, accuse, condemn, attack