LLexicon Workbenchv2.1

defend

verbid 133·updated Jun 3, 2026

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GlossaryL1 — what DictionaryL2 — how used ThesaurusL3 — relations Universaleverything

justify or support a position or conclusion with evidence and arguments

polysemous

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Cognitive

Evaluate85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Responsibility

Unclassified—authoritativetrigger_default_value

Automation

Unclassified—authoritativetrigger_default_value

Variants

10 surface forms

synonym: championfightguardmaintainrepresentsupport
pasttense: defended
presentparticiple: defending
thirdpersonsingular: defends
pastparticiple: defended

Framework definitions

7 senses across 1 framework

Wordset Dictionary7 sensesview framework →

§1: argue or speak in defense of
§2: state or assert
§3: fight against or resist strongly
§4: be on the defensive
§5: protect against a challenge or attack
§6: protect or fight for as a champion
§7: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

Outgoing relationships

term as subject — 2 triples

ambiguityFlag: truexsd:boolean
verbLevel: createlexicon:CognitiveLevel

Incoming relationships

term as object — 0 triples

No incoming triples

No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.