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as in secure, secured
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defended
verb
past tense of defend
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1
to drive danger or attack away from
- a solemn oath to defend the mother country at any cost
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2
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
- she will pigheadedly defend any claim regardless of all evidence to the contrary
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“Defended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defended. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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