Defend and Resist

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Usage example: a solemn oath to defend the mother country at any cost

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Resist and defend are semantically related. in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Resist" instead a verb "Defend", when it comes to topics like protect.

Nearby Words: defense, defence, defender, defensive, defending

Resist

Resist verb - Withstand the force of something.

Usage example: The trees resisted her

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Defend and resist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Resist".

Nearby Words: resistance, resistant, resisted, resisting, resistive

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time	defend time	resist time
command	defend command	resist command

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All have powers that resist or defend against specific damage types (Smashing/Lethal, Fire/Cold, Psionic, etc.), and the first issue only allowed one shield to be toggled at one time...mercifully, this aspect was dropped fairly early.

Source: Mutually Exclusive Powerups
For Want of a Nail: An alternate Marla wasn't able to resist the cloak because her universes Jason Mason died as a young boy, meaning that he wasn't around to protect Marla as a kid or teach her how to defend herself as a teenager.

Source: Literature / Marla Mason
The French valiantly resist the German offensive in Kaiser's Battle, and defend Paris from the Soviets in one level of Cold War.

Source: Video Game / Toy Soldiers

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