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Defend

/dɪˈfɛnd/
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(verb) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

We have to defend our country from the foreign aggression.
We must defend our freedom at all cost.
CEFR Practice Quiz
We have to ____ our country from the foreign aggression.

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