Defend and Ward

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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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Ward is a synonym for defend in attack topic. In some cases you can use "Ward" instead a verb "Defend", when it comes to topics like hide.

Ward verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Usage example: vowed that he would take whatever measures were necessary to ward the nation's people

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Defend is a synonym for ward in attack topic. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Ward", if it concerns topics such as hide.

Nearby Words: warden, wardship, warder, warded, wardroom

He also faints when trying to defend his godfather, Sirius Black, from them, and casts his first Patronum spell to ward them off.

Source: Fainting
Also a case of Meaningful Name Author seems to replace defend or guard with ward in the novel also Lamp Shaded.

Source: Literature / Chronicles of a Reluctant Necromancer
The Chronicles of the Raven has the two spells Hardshield and Ward, which defend the ones the spells are casted on from physical and magical attacks respectively.

Source: Deflector Shields aka: Deflector Shield

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