defendable

Variant of defend

defend definition

de·fend (dē fend′, di-)

transitive verb

    1. to guard from attack; keep from harm or danger; protect
    2. to protect (a goal, etc.) against scoring by an opponent
  2. to support, maintain, or justify defend one's conduct
  3. Law
    1. to oppose (an action)
    2. to plead (one's cause) in defense
    3. to act as lawyer for (an accused)

Etymology: ME defenden < OFr defendre < L defendere, to ward off, repel < de-, away, from + fendere, to strike < IE base *gwhen-, to strike > Gr theinein, to kill, strike, OE guth, combat

intransitive verb

to make a defense

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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