215 entries under defend topic. ×
| recommend(verb, support, accept, favor, agree) | |
| refute(uphold, prove, justify) | |
| say in defense(verb, expression, idiom, support, favor) | |
| second(verb, support, hold, help, accept) | |
| shore up(verb, expression, support, help, keep) | |
| stand behind(verb, expression, support, hold, help) | |
| stonewall(verb, support, stop, attack, oppose) | |
| take on(verb, expression, support, state, force) | |
| tell(verb, state, charge, declare, dispute) | |
| upbear(verb, support, promote, encourage, back) | |
| urge(verb, support, state, hold, charge) | |
| witness(verb, support, state, present, secure) | |
| abet(verb, support, hold, help, keep) | |
| absolve(support, favor, explain, substantiate) | |
| acquit(support, favor, explain, substantiate) | |
| advocate belief(verb, expression, hold, help, establish) | |
| agree with(verb, expression, hold, help, establish) | |
| alibi(support, favor, explain, substantiate) | |
| be answerable for(support, favor, explain, substantiate) | |
| bear one out(verb, expression, idiom, support, favor) |
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