| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm: guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shield, ward. Archaic : fend. See ATTACK. 2. To support against arguments, attack, or criticism: apologize, justify, maintain, vindicate. Idioms: speak up for, stand up for, stick up for. See SUPPORT.
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