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1. savunmak.
2. from -den korumak. savunmak, korumak, müdafaa etmek. savun. savun. f.
3. from -den korumak. savunmak, korumak, müdafaa etmek.
4. muhafaza etmek, himaye etmek, korumak, savunmak müdafaa etmek, saklamak, savun.
5. savunmak. korumak. müdafaa etmek.
6. savunmak. müdafaa etmek. muhafaza etmek. korumak. saklamak. himaye etmek.
7. savun.

Etymology : Middle English, from Old French defendre, from Latin defendere, from de- + -fendere to strike; akin to Old English guth battle, war, Greek theinein to strike
Pronunciation : di-'fend
Function : verb
Date : 14th century

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1. protect, secure. defend\de*fend"\ (d&esl;*f&ebreve;nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. defended; p. pr. & vb. n. defending.] [f. défendre, l. defendere; de- + fendere (only in comp.) to strike; perh. akin to gr. qei`nein to strike, and e. dint. cf. dint, defense, fend.].
2. to ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel. [a latinism & obs.] th' other strove for to defend the force of vulcan with his might and main.
3. to prohibit; to forbid. [obs.] which god defend that i should wring from him.
4. to repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies. the lord mayor craves aid to defend the city. god defend the right! a village near it was defended by the river.
5. (law.) to deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit.
6. To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
7. To prohibit; to forbid.
8. To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies.
9. To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to ; to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" be on the defensive; act against an attack protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms.
10. Smith will represent the defendant".
11. 1. If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them. His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church ¡Ù attack.
12. If you defend someone or something when they have been criticized, you argue in support of them. Matt defended all of Clarence's decisions, right or wrong ¡Ù attack.
13. When a lawyer defends a person who has been accused of something, the lawyer argues on their behalf in a court of law that the charges are not true. a lawyer who defended political prisoners during the military regime He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations Guy Powell, defending, told magistrates: `It's a sad and disturbing case.'.
14. When a sports player plays in the tournament which they won the previous time it was held, you can say that they are defending their title. Torrence expects to defend her title successfully in the next Olympics.