Defend and Live

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Live

Live verb - To have a home.

Defend and live are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Live".

Nearby Words: living, lived

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

life defend life live life
work defend work live work
man defend man live man
family defend family live family
Other words: place, house, time, way, earth, world, territory, father.

Both words in one sentence

  • However, no one will defend you if you like The Big Bang Theory, especially if you watch it live while DVRing Communitynote Community struggled with ratings and was always close to cancellation before it finally happened in 2014, while The Big Bang Theory is a ratings powerhouse.
  • Comic Book / Captain Britain Her heroic act of bravery had earned her a second chance to live and to defend her home.
  • On Saturday Night Live a hair-dresser who sold her soul takes Satan (Jon Lovitz) to The People's Court for breach of contract, and the Prince of Darkness tries to defend himself by pointing out the obvious.
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Live or Defend. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defend/live.
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