Defend and Raid

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Raid is an antonym for defend.

Raid

Raid verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.
Usage example: a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens

Defend is an antonym for raid.

Nearby Words: raided, raider, raiding

Common collocations

place defend place raid place
station defend station raid station
base defend base raid base
village defend village raid village
Other words: house, time, school, world, location, home, kingdom, ship, planet, castle, town, city, humans, lands, planets.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Ace Combat Infinity All four versions of the AC5 SOLG appearing as the third special raid will defend themselves against you with unmanned lasers when the second set of targets appear.
  • The PCs first come to prominence when they have to defend the town against a goblin raid that happens during the festivities.
  • On the 14th, the Iowa offers to show the President and his aides how the Iowa would defend itself against an air raid.
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