защищать meaning in English

plead [pled, pled, pleading, pleads]▼(to present an argument)
verb
[UK: pliːd] [US: ˈpliːd]

shield [shielded, shielding, shields]▼(to protect, to defend)
verb
[UK: ʃiːld] [US: ˈʃiːld]

vindicate [vindicated, vindicating, vindicates]▼(to maintain or defend a cause against opposition)
verb
[UK: ˈvɪn.dɪk.eɪt] [US: ˈvɪn.dəket]

ward [warded, warding, wards]▼(To defend; to protect)
verb
[UK: wɔːd] [US: ˈwɔːrd]

champion [championed, championing, champions]▼(to advocate)
verb
[UK: ˈtʃæm.pɪən] [US: ˈtʃæm.piən]

conserve [conserved, conserving, conserves]▼(to protect)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈsɜːv] [US: kən.ˈsɝːv]

defend [defended, defending, defends]▼(ward off attacks against)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈfend] [US: də.ˈfend]

have someone's back▼(be prepared and willing to support or defend someone)
verb

preserve [preserved, preserving, preserves]▼(to protect)
verb
[UK: prɪ.ˈzɜːv] [US: prə.ˈzɝːv]

protect [protected, protecting, protects]▼(to keep safe)
verb
[UK: prə.ˈtekt] [US: prə.ˈtekt]