Defend and Undertake

Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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

Undertake verb - To take to or upon oneself.

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Defend and undertake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Undertake".

Judge Taylor calls on Atticus to defend Tom Robinson, knowing that only Atticus would undertake the task seriously.

Source: Literature / To Kill a Mockingbird

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