defendable

Variant of defend

transitive verb

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

Origin: 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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