Defend and Retain

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Retain and defend are semantically related. in protect topic. In some cases you can use "Retain" instead a verb "Defend".

Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.

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Defend and retain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Retain".

Nearby Words: retainer, retaining

humanity	defend humanity	retain humanity
position	defend position	retain position
honor	defend honor	retain honor
name	defend name	retain name
Other words: title, championship, rights.

Red Tornado's Crowning Moment of Awesome came when he had to defend his right to retain his guardianship of his adopted his daughter due to his legal status as a machine (which was all part of The Plan to destabilize the entire super-hero population of the DCU).

Source: Comic Book / Red Tornado

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