Defend and Exonerate

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Exonerate is a synonym for defend in action topic. In some cases you can use "Exonerate" instead a verb "Defend", when it comes to topics like excuse, justify, show support for.

Exonerate

Exonerate verb - To free from a charge of wrongdoing.

Defend is a synonym for exonerate in excuse topic. You can use "Defend" instead a verb "Exonerate".

Common collocations

friend defend friend exonerate friend
man defend man exonerate man
family defend family exonerate family
name defend name exonerate name
Other words: world, actions, client, son, clients.
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