Oppose and Protect

Oppose

Oppose verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Protect and oppose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protect" instead a verb "Oppose".

Nearby Words: opposition, opposing

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Usage example: the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs

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Oppose and protect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Oppose" instead a verb "Protect".

humanity	oppose humanity	protect humanity
group	oppose group	protect group
team	oppose team	protect team
rest	oppose rest	protect rest
Other words: time, world, kingdom, empire, king, father, anyone, girls.

Pragmatic Villainy: Lady Aquitaine gives Isana an impassioned (for her, anyway) speech about how she can be trusted to honor loyalty, oppose violence and protect the people she has sworn to protect.

Source: Literature / Codex Alera
It's their Islik-given duty to protect His church and slay those that oppose them.

Source: Knight Templar / Comic Books
Later, we also get Santi who condemns the progenitor's wickedness, but also kills offspring vampires who don't actively oppose their progenitors or try to protect them.

Source: Web Comic / The Kingfisher

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