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72 entries under defend topic. ×

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liberate(suppress, spare, relieve, pardon)
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make allowances for(verb, expression, idiom, explain)
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overlook(spare, relieve, forget, excuse)
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pardon(noun, verb, explain, spare)
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pass over(expression, spare, relieve, pardon)
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plead ignorance(verb, expression, explain, spare)
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pretext(noun, verb, explain, spare)
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protect(maintain, uphold, prove, refute)
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rehabilitate(maintain, uphold, prove, refute)
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release(noun, clear, spare, relieve)
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shield(maintain, uphold, prove, refute)
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shrive(verb, explain, spare, relieve)
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shrug off(verb, expression, explain, spare)
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spare(relieve, soften, pardon, forgive)
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take rap for(verb, expression, idiom, explain)
1
tolerate(verb, explain, spare, relieve)
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warrant(maintain, uphold, prove, justify)
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wink at(expression, spare, forget, excuse)
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advocate(maintain, uphold, prove, justify)
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assert(maintain, uphold, prove, justify)
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