Defend and Diminish

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Diminish

Diminish verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

Defend and diminish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Diminish".

Nearby Words: diminution, diminishing

Common collocations

point defend point diminish point
time defend time diminish time
world defend world diminish world
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