| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act or a means of defending: defense, preservation, protection, protector, safeguard, security, shield, ward. See ATTACK. 2. A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example: lookout, picket, protector, sentinel, sentry, ward, watch. See AWARENESS, SAFETY. | | VERB: | To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm: defend, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shield, ward. Archaic : fend. See ATTACK.
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| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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