Defend
Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Echo
Echo verb - To continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Batman: Lyetopis' Arkhema (Batman: Arkham Chronicle) in Russia Meaningful Echo: At the start of the game, Batman is reluctant to accept help from others, but as the story is progressing, he eventually realizes that he can defend Gotham more efficiently if he cooperates with others.
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The second-season premiere of Dollhouse features a more futuristic version of this when Paul Ballard, trying to save Echo from capture by arms dealer Martin Klar, repeatedly punches the Active, hoping to coax out a personality that can defend itself.
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