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Synonyms:

repel, plead, maintain, arrest, parry, screen, intrench, patronise countenance, fend, cherish, palliate, oppose, sanction, advocate, forfend, secure, safeguard, Shield, shelter, speak for, warrant, extenuate, support, indicate, excuse, second, shroud, cover. fence, guard, uphold, justify, encourage, resist, harbour, protect

Examples:

- John was face to face with his mother, and my uncle was not there to defend him! - "The Flight of the Shadow", George MacDonald
- Don't make me defend you against yourself. - "A Rock in the Baltic", Robert Barr
- " Ah," muttered Marie Antoinette to herself, " there are men in Versailles yet, there are brave men yet to defend us!" - "Marie Antoinette And Her Son", Louise Muhlbach Official

Antonyms:

capitulate, cave, besiege, rebut, reverse, submit, retract, switch, forsake, disprove, prosecute, assault, overrun, controvert, storm, recant, bombard, beset, abandon, assail, yield, attack, take back, withdraw, abjure, refute

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