defend

verb
de·fend
/dɪˈfɛnd/

To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

Other meanings

To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
To ward off attacks from (something or someone).

Antonyms

attack

Related words

defendee
dexify
misdefend
redefend
underdefend
defendable
defendant
defender
defending

Example sentences

“Resistance is the courage to defend freedom.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I'm prepared to defend myself.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "dēfendō" (to ward off).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “defend” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.