see|défend
English
Etymology
ME. defenden, from OF. defendre (French défendre), from L. defendere|d�fendere, to ward off.
Pronunciation
IPA|/dīf�nd/
[d��f�nd]
audio|en-us-defend.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb
- To ward off an attacker; to protect one's assets, or allies.
- sports To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
Related terms
defender
defense, defence
defensive
Translations
trans-top|protect one's assets by warding off
Czech: bránit
Finnish: puolustaa
French: défendre
Italian: difendere
German: verteidigen
Hebrew: ���� (lehagen)
trans-mid
Latin: defendo|defendere
Spanish: defender
trans-bottom
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