Defend and Redefine

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Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Redefine is an antonym for defend.

Redefine verb - To consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal.

Usage example: learning that he had been adopted forced him to completely redefine his identity

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Defend is an antonym for redefine.

Nearby Words: redefinition, redefining

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Redefine and Defend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defend/redefine

Defend & Redefine. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defend/redefine>.

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