Defend and Establish

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Establish verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.

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Defend and establish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Establish".

life	defend life	establish life
position	defend position	establish position
reputation	defend reputation	establish reputation
place	defend place	establish place
Other words: base, colony, time, world, location, home, nation, kingdom, city.

Typically used to defend Creation from the Raksha, although the Scarlet Empress was able to use it to establish one of the most powerful empires in history.

Source: Weapon of Mass Destruction
The "Bright Lights, Flying City" mission in Borderlands 2 ends with you having to defend a beacon in order to establish a Fast-Travel link to Sanctuary.

Source: Hold the Line
Players can take either side in a variety of modes, including: Garden Ops: A Co-op mode where up to four Plants establish a garden, then defend it from wave after wave of zombies.

Source: Video Game / Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

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