Translation French English: défendre

1 O.K., accede, acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, back, concord, concur, defend, endorse, fend for, hold, indorse, okay, sanction, second, support.

2 abide, affirm, back, back up, bear, bear out, brook, confirm, corroborate, defend, digest, endorse, endure, fend for, hold, hold up, indorse, keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, plump for, plunk for, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, subscribe, substantiate, suffer, support, sustain, tolerate, underpin.

3 advocate, champion, defend, recommend, urge.

4 affirm, allege, argue, arrogate, assert, asseverate, aver, avow, claim, contend, defend, insist, lay claim, maintain, plead, postulate, put forward, reason, say, swan, swear, take, verify.

5 aid, assist, attend, attend to, defend, fend for, help, serve, support, wait on.

6 assert, asseverate, conserve, defend, exert, hold, keep, keep up, maintain, observe, preserve, sustain, uphold, wield.

7 back, back up, bolster, bolster up, defend, endorse, fend for, indorse, lean, pillow, plump for, plunk for, prop, prop up, rest, shore, shore up, subscribe, support.

8 back, back up, defend, endorse, favor, favour, fend for, indorse, plump for, plunk for, second, support.

9 back, back up, defend, fend for, patronise, patronize, sponsor, subscribe, support.

10 back up, boost, defend, fend for, support.

11 bear, bear on, carry, carry on, conserve, continue, defend, go along, go on, hold, keep, keep on, keep up, maintain, observe, preserve, proceed, prolong, remain firm, retain, stand, stay fresh, sustain, uphold.

12 bear on, carry on, conserve, continue, defend, hold down, hold on, keep, keep up, maintain, preserve, sustain, uphold.

13 champion, defend, fend for, fight, fight back, fight down, guard, hold, maintain, oppose, represent, support.

14 champion, defend, fend for, guard, hold, protect, screen, screen out, sieve, sort, support.

15 champion, defend, forbid, foreclose, forestall, guard, hold, keep, preclude, prevent, protect, screen, shield.

16 cover, defend, fend for, guard, hold, support.

17 defend, fend for, hold, hold up, keep, maintain, prop, prop up, shore, shore up, support, sustain, underlay, uphold.

18 defend, fend for, keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, protect, support.