Defend
Raise
Raise verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- They are warriors of noble lineage who bond with dragons and raise them to help defend the kingdom.
Source: Literature / Dragons Of Laton - A shot in the Half-Blood Prince trailer shows Ginny being disarmed by Fenir Greyback, explaining why she didn't raise her wand to defend herself in that scene.
Source: Deleted Scene -
Units will raise their shields of their own accord to defend themselves from missile attack.
Source: Video Game / Total War: Rome II
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