difendere bedeutet auf Englisch

advocate [advocated, advocating, advocates]▼(encourage support for)
verb
[UK: ˈæd.vək.eɪt] [US: ˈæd.vəkət]

assert [asserted, asserting, asserts]▼(To maintain; to defend)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈsɜːt] [US: ə.ˈsɝːt]

defend [defended, defending, defends]▼(ward off attacks against)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈfend] [US: də.ˈfend]I'll defend him. = Lo difenderò.

uphold [upheld, upheld, upholding, upholds]▼(to support by approval or encouragement)
verb
[UK: ˌʌp.ˈhəʊld] [US: ˌʌpˈhoʊld]