Defend
Ratify
Ratify verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.
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Both words in one sentence
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However, he quickly realized that some of the states might not ratify the Constitution, and he responded by writing and promoting a series of twenty amendments to the Constitution that would define and defend these rights and certain political practices.
Source: Useful Notes / James Madison
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