defend (verb)

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• defend — ► VERB 1) resist an attack on; protect from harm or danger. 2) conduct the case for (the party being accused or sued) in a lawsuit. 3) attempt to justify. 4) compete to retain (a title or seat) in a contest or election. 5) (in sport) protect one… …   English terms dictionary

• defend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French defendre, from Latin defendere, from de + fendere to strike; akin to Old English gūth battle, war, Greek theinein to strike Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to drive danger or attack away… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• defend — de‧fend [dɪˈfend] verb [transitive] LAW 1. if a lawyer defends someone charged with a crime, he or she represents that person and argues that they are not guilty of the charge 2. to do something in order to stop something being taken away or to… …   Financial and business terms

• defend — de·fend vt 1: to drive danger or attack away from using a weapon to defend oneself 2: to act as attorney for (a defendant) appointed to defend the accused 3: to deny or oppose the rights of a plaintiff in regard to (a suit or claim) intend to… …   Law dictionary

• defend — verb 1 protect against attack ADVERB ▪ adequately, effectively, properly (esp. BrE), successfully ▪ Computer users need to ensure their systems are properly defended. ▪ She successfully defended herself against an attack from someone larg …   Collocations dictionary

• defend — verb /dɛˈfɛnd,dɛˈfɛnd,diˈfɛnd,dəˈfɛnd/ a) To ward off attacks from; to fight to protect; to guard. The vertue is, that neither steele, nor stone / The stroke thereof from entrance may defend [...]. b) To support by words or writing; to vindicate …   Wiktionary

• defend — verb 1) a fort built to defend the border Syn: protect, guard, safeguard, secure, shield; fortify, garrison, barricade; uphold, support, watch over Ant: attack 2) he defended hi …   Thesaurus of popular words

• defend — verb 1) a fort built to defend Ireland Syn: protect, guard, safeguard, secure, shield, fortify, watch over 2) he defended his policy Syn: justify, vindicate, explain, argue for …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• defend — verb 1》 resist an attack on; protect from harm. 2》 conduct the case for (the party being accused or sued) in a lawsuit. 3》 attempt to justify. 4》 compete to retain (a title or seat). 5》 (in sport) protect one s goal or wicket rather than attempt… …   English new terms dictionary

• defend — [[t]dɪfe̱nd[/t]] ♦♦ defends, defending, defended 1) VERB If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. [V n] Every man who could fight was now committed to defend the ridge... [V n] His courage in defending… …   English dictionary

• defend */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈfend] / US verb Word forms defend : present tense I/you/we/they defend he/she/it defends present participle defending past tense defended past participle defended 1) [transitive] to protect someone or something from attack Thousands of… …   English dictionary