Defend
Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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But He Sounds Handsome: Spider-man inverts this when someone compares him to Peter Parker; instead of trying to defend or play up Peter, which might sound suspicious, Spidey acts insulted.
- Staged Shooting: Followed by a real one, when the club footed man is first "shot" by Travers to defend Marion, and then really shot by the man in sunglasses.
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Similarly, Naru attempts to defend her attacking a man over an innocent misunderstanding as 'just impulse', claiming that it's Keitaro's fault because she's so used to punishing him.
Source: Not Helping Your Case
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