Defend and Dote on

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Dote on

Dote on verb - To love or admire too much.

Defend and dote on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Dote on".
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