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defended; defending; defends
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b(1)
(2)
: to prove (something, such as a doctoral thesis or dissertation) valid by answering questions in an oral exam
Example Sentences
The company must defend its own interests. We believed it was a cause worth defending. She defended her friend's behavior. Stop defending him. What he did was wrong.
Recent Examples on the Web As the former president, Mr. Trump commands media attention and is able to defend himself in the court of public opinion in a way most people cannot. 
Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 Experts say that, for its part, Taiwan needs to spend more on its own defense, balancing conventional forces needed to deter a Chinese invasion with small, maneuverable forces able to survive an onslaught and defend the island in the longer term. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Aug. 2022 Kaul also questioned whether Toney would defend the 2024 election results in court if Trump runs again and loses Wisconsin. Todd Richmond, ajc, 26 Aug. 2022 Flanagan posted a time of 32 minutes, 25 seconds on Sunday to once again hold off Simbassa — this time by seven seconds — and defend his crown in the 50th edition of the race, which hosted 10,000 competitors from around the world. Brad Joyal, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Seeking to defend their title in the tournament, the Portland Thorns host C.F. Monterrey on Wednesday night in the semifinal round of the Women’s International Champions Cup (WICC). oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022 These officials downplayed the prospect that a Russian land grab would mark a significant turning point and exuded confidence that plans to continue helping Ukraine defend itself in the long term will enable Zelensky to achieve his objectives. Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 That’s important because since Russia invaded Ukraine, confidence in Washington’s willingness to send troops to defend Taiwan in an invasion scenario has waned. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2022 Biden and other White House officials have attempted to defend his electability in recent weeks, however. Isabella Murray, ABC News, 29 July 2022 See More
Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 Experts say that, for its part, Taiwan needs to spend more on its own defense, balancing conventional forces needed to deter a Chinese invasion with small, maneuverable forces able to survive an onslaught and defend the island in the longer term. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Aug. 2022 Kaul also questioned whether Toney would defend the 2024 election results in court if Trump runs again and loses Wisconsin. Todd Richmond, ajc, 26 Aug. 2022 Flanagan posted a time of 32 minutes, 25 seconds on Sunday to once again hold off Simbassa — this time by seven seconds — and defend his crown in the 50th edition of the race, which hosted 10,000 competitors from around the world. Brad Joyal, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Seeking to defend their title in the tournament, the Portland Thorns host C.F. Monterrey on Wednesday night in the semifinal round of the Women’s International Champions Cup (WICC). oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022 These officials downplayed the prospect that a Russian land grab would mark a significant turning point and exuded confidence that plans to continue helping Ukraine defend itself in the long term will enable Zelensky to achieve his objectives. Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 That’s important because since Russia invaded Ukraine, confidence in Washington’s willingness to send troops to defend Taiwan in an invasion scenario has waned. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2022 Biden and other White House officials have attempted to defend his electability in recent weeks, however. Isabella Murray, ABC News, 29 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English defenden, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French defendre, defender, going back to Latin dēfendere "to ward off, fend off, repel danger from, protect," from dē- de- + -fendere, presumably, "to strike, hit" (unattested without prefixes), going back to Indo-European *gwhen-dh-, extended determinate form of *gwhen-, *gwhn- "strike, kill," whence Hittite kuenzi "(s/he) kills," kunanzi "(they) kill," Sanskrit hánti "(s/he) strikes, kills," ghnánti "(they) strike, kill," Greek theínein "to strike," épethnon "(I) killed," Old Irish gonaid "(s/he) pierces, wounds, kills," Welsh gwan- "stab, pierce," Lithuanian genù, giñti "to drive (cattle, etc.)," Old Church Slavic ženǫ, gŭnati "to drive, chase out, expel"; also, from nominal derivative *gwhon-, Greek phónos "bloodshed, murder," and from *gwhń̥-tih2, Germanic *gunþī, *gunþjō, whence Old English gūþ "battle, combat," Old Saxon gūđea, Old High German gund-, Old Norse gunnr, guðr
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
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