Defend and Lay down arms

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Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
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Lay down arms is an antonym for defend.
Nearby Words: defense, defence, defender, defensive, defending

Lay down arms

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Defend is an antonym for lay down arms in topics: comply, give in.
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  • "Well Done, Son!" Guy It turns out that the Quarians initiated the Robot War and the Geth only fought back to defend themselves, with every time the Geth attempted to lay down arms, the Quarians took advantage of the situation by opening fire, thus leading the Geth to believe they would never back down.
    Source: "Well Done, Son!" Guy
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