Defend and Return

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Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Return and defend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a verb "Defend".

Return verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

Usage example: when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready

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Defend and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

humanity	defend humanity	return humanity
life	defend life	return life
man	defend man	return man
people	defend people	return people
Other words: point, someone, area, place, time, way, earth, world, home, country, planet, town.

Bolivian Army Ending: At the end of Soviet Assault, Malashenko decides not to return to Russia and instead makes his way to Seattle to defend it against the inevitable American counterattack.

Source: Video Game / World in Conflict
When he finally does return to his homeworld, he is shocked to find the rest of his species to be oppressive dictators and instead stays with his friends to help them defend against being conquered.

Source: My Species Doth Protest Too Much
He soon finds out that he's not able to defend the castle when the defenders return.

Source: Deconstructed Character Archetype / A Song of Ice and Fire

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