verteidigen
Meaning
- (transitive,weak) to defend (from attack)
- (weak) to justify (an opinion, behavior, etc.)
Concepts
Synonyms
eintreten für
als Rechtsanwalt tätig sein
in Schutz nehmen
Trotz bieten
Widerstand leisten
gaumen
zur Wehr setzen
nichts gefallen lassen
nicht gefallen lassen
hinter etwas stellen
stehen für
beköstigen
die Stirn bieten
schützen vor
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ver‧tei‧di‧gen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡən/
Etymology
From Middle High German verteidingen from vertagedingen, derived from teidinc, tagedinc (originally "judgment", then "talk, chatter", so Narrenteiding (“foolish chatter”)) of tac (“day”) and ding (“negotiation”); see Tag and Ding for more. Cognate with Dutch verdedigen.
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