defend

Definition

Examples

The manager defended her team's decision during the board meeting.

Word Family

Synonyms

• protectshield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
• guarda person who keeps watch over something or someone

Collocations

• Easy defend yourself in court
  to defend yourself in court, meaning to argue or speak in defense of
• Medium defend company policy against critics
  to defend company policy against critics, meaning to argue or speak in defense of
• Hard vigorously defend intellectual property
  describing vigorously defend intellectual property (with vigor; in a vigorous manner)
• Very Hard defend one's title against fierce contenders
  to defend one's title against fierce contenders, meaning to argue or speak in defense of