Defend
Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Give
Give verb - To make a present of.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It's a fairly reasonable strategy to simply abandon hard-to-defend areas like the British Isles and the Balkans in order to give yourself a shorter border to cover.
Source: Harder Than Hard -
He could have easily just killed Raiden while he was unarmed (and handcuffed), not even give him a chance to defend himself, but he instead decides to just fight him in a swordfight.
- Approximate date at which the Valar go to war to defend the elves and give them safe passage to the Undying Lands of Aman.
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