Defend and Delegate

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Delegate

Delegate verb - To appoint as one's representative.

Defend and delegate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Delegate".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

work defend work delegate work
way defend way delegate way
command defend command delegate command
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