223 entries under defend topic. ×

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overlook(verb, spare, relieve, pardon)
4
rehabilitate(verb, maintain, prove, justify)
4
verify(verb, support, explain, substantiate)
3
affirm(verb, state, hold, charge, press)
3
allege(verb, state, hold, take, charge)
3
avow(verb, state, hold, charge, press)
3
champion(verb, support, hold, take, maintain)
3
confirm(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage)
3
confute(verb, maintain, prove, justify)
3
establish(verb, support, present, maintain, favor)
3
exact(verb, state, hold, take, get)
3
extenuate(verb, cover, maintain, ease, moderate)
3
hold(verb, state, take, charge, present)
3
let off(verb, expression, clear, release, free)
3
liberate(verb, clear, release, free, discharge)
3
mitigate(verb, cover, ease, moderate)
3
palliate(verb, cover, favor, ease, moderate)
3
stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
3
tolerate(verb, spare, relieve, pardon)
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advance(verb, support, state, hold, take)
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