fend for

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verb

argue or speak in defense of
- She supported the motion to strike
• Syn:
defend, support
• Derivationally related forms:
supportive (for: support), support (for: support), supporter (for: support), defender (for: defend), defence (for: defend)
• Hypernyms:
argue, reason
• Hyponyms:
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize,
rationalise, stand up, stick up, uphold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something