Defend and Prove

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Prove

Prove verb - To show the existence or truth of by evidence.

Defend and prove are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Prove".

Nearby Words: proved, proven, proving, provable

Common collocations

humanity defend humanity prove humanity
life defend life prove life
man defend man prove man
name defend name prove name
Other words: point, someone, right, time, way, points.

Both words in one sentence

  • Visual Novel / An Octave Higher Franz knows this, and yet he must prove that it can be done if he is to defend his thesis and graduate from the prestigious Conservatoire.
  • Big Good She was the one who led the Crystal Gems in their battle to defend the Earth from Homeworld, and her past belongings still prove to be useful to Steven on multiple occasions.
    Source: Big Good
  • Manga / Ah! My Goddess Guile Hero: Keiichi's not endowed with magical powers or insane physical strength; he's just DAMN clever, and he is NOT afraid to prove it to defend the people or goddesses he loves.
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