defended

Meaning

Adj

1. Having defenses.
2. (not-comparable) In which the defendant responds to the allegations made against them, typically by filing a defense or counterclaim in court.

Verb

simple past and past participle of defend

defend

1. (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
2. (transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
3. (transitive) To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
4. To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
5. Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
6. To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
7. (slang) To call a raise from the big blind.
8. (obsolete, transitive) To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
9. (obsolete, transitive) To prevent, to keep (from doing something).
10. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To prohibit, forbid.

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Synonyms

protected

sheltered

preserved

shielded

fortified

fit to be protected

enshield

Translations

difeso

behütete

gewehrt

verteidigte

protektiert

protégeâmes

protégeai

protégea

protégèrent

protette

beschut

protegido

protegido

korunmuş

muhafazalı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈfɛndɪd/

Etymology

From defend + -ed.