Believe and Defend

Believe

Believe verb - To regard as right or true.

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Defend and believe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Believe".

Nearby Words: believed, believer

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Believe and defend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Believe" instead a verb "Defend".

people	believe people	defend people
name	believe name	defend name
point	believe point	defend point
someone	believe someone	defend someone
Other words: place, right, time, way, anyone, son, daughter, sister.

The Winslows actually believe and defend him, since they know that while Urkel is very disaster-prone, he has never once denied involvement in one of his accidents.

Source: Not Me This Time / Live-Action TV
Jaime Lannister surprises himself by gradually regaining principles to sarcastically defend and believe in after years of trying Then Let Me Be Evil after believing in anything being inherently good failed him the first time.

Source: Knight in Sour Armor
Phoenix Wright himself averts this most of the time, but if he's your lawyer, he will believe in your innocence and defend you to the bitter end whether you want him to or not.

Source: Amoral Attorney

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