Defend and Prefer

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Prefer and defend are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Prefer" with "Defend", this verbs are similar.

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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Defend and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Defend" with "Prefer", this verbs are similar.

life	defend life	prefer life
people	defend people	prefer people
children	defend children	prefer children
name	defend name	prefer name
Other words: someone, time, way, world, title, brother, humans.

The latter was the original intent, but a lot of people prefer the former and will go out of their way to defend it.

Source: Flame War / Video Games
If you don't think Symphonia or Vesperia is the best game in the series, you'll also probably have to defend yourself, especially if you prefer the Darker and Edgier title Tales of the Abyss.

Source: Fandom Rivalry / Video Games
Over the Wine-Dark Sea: Menedemos and Sostratos; while they constantly have to defend themselves against pirates, warlords, and assorted blackguards they prefer to avoid a fight.

Source: Reluctant Warrior

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