defends
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Examples
Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.
A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday.
The person that learns well also defends himself well.
He defends the honour of the uniform.
A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.