Words Containing Defend

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Definition of defend

v. t. - To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
v. t. - To prohibit; to forbid.
v. t. - To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies.
v. t. - To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit.

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The word defend is a 6 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for defend is: de-fend