Defend and Qualify

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Qualify verb - To limit the meaning of (as a noun).

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Defend and qualify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Qualify".

And of course there's all the literal examples, some of which (like the streaked tenrec that took on a mongoose four times her size to defend her babies) qualify in both senses.

Source: Western Animation / Wild Kratts
Some modern versions of the games in Gallery also qualify compared to their classic counterparts: In Vermin, you control Yoshi who must defend his eggs against Fly Guys, Paratroopas and Boos instead of vermin.

Source: Video Game / Game & Watch
After the incident when the Garden Snake Patrol had to defend Camp Moses from a group of Canadian Terrorists, indications are that they now consider Shmuler as a friend (albeit an annoying one) making him now qualify as an Unwitting Muggle Friend, as well.

Source: Fan Fic / Boy Scouts ½

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