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2 Translation results for defended in Spanish

verb | verbo

defend verb

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defended, has defended, is defending, defends
defender

Example sentences of
defend verb

  • •The company must defend its own interests.
  • •We believed it was a cause worth defending.
  • •She defended her friend's behavior.
  • •Stop defending him. What he did was wrong.
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Synonyms of
defend verb

maintain, assert, justify, claim, contend, protect, shield, guard, safeguard, secure

Detailed synonyms for defend verb

1. Defend, protect, shield, guard, safeguard, secure significan mantener en seguridad contra el peligro o el ataque.
  • Defend denota el rechazar o repeler un ataque real o potencial <the large army needed to defend the country>.
    antonyms: combat, attack
  • Protect indica el empleo de algo como barrera contra la admisión o el impacto de lo que puede atacar, herir o destruir <protect their eyes with sunglasses>.
  • Shield connota la intervención de una barrera contra el peligro inminente o un ataque real <tried to shield her child from the real world>.
  • Guard indica proteger con vigilancia y fuerza contra un peligro esperado <all White House entrances are well guarded>.
  • Safeguard indica el tomar medidas de seguridad como precaución contra un peligro meramente potencial <individual rights must be safeguarded>.
  • Secure significa hacer algo seguro <secure the country's borders>.
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2. See: Maintain

defender verbo

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to defend, to protect
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Reverse translation for defended

defender  - to defend, to protect 
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