verteidigen

Meaning

1. (transitive,weak) to defend (from attack)
2. (weak) to justify (an opinion, behavior, etc.)

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.

Sentences

Deswegen achten wir das Recht und verteidigen es für alle .

That is why we respect and defend the law- no matter who it applies to.