Difference between Opposes and Defend

OPPOSES vs DEFEND: NOUN

Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
Argue or speak in defense of
Be on the defensive; act against an attack
Protect against a challenge or attack
State or assert
Protect or fight for as a champion
Fight against or resist strongly
To call a raise from the big blind.
To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.
To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
To ward off attacks from; to fight to protect; to guard.
To prohibit, forbid.
To prevent, to keep (from doing something).
To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).

To be responsible for guarding (an opposing player).
To compete against a challenger in an attempt to retain (a championship).
To support or maintain, as by argument or action; justify.
To represent (a defendant) in a civil or criminal action.
To attempt to disprove or invalidate (the claim made by a lawsuit or prosecution).
To play defense.
To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).
To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm.
To make a defense.

To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
To prohibit; to forbid.
To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; ; -- sometimes followed by from or against.
To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit.

In law, to make opposition; enter or make defense: as, the party comes into court, defends, and says.
To vindicate; uphold; maintain by force, argument, or evidence: as, to defend one's rights and privileges; to defend a cause or claim at law.
To ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury; shield: as, to defend a fortress.
To forbid; prohibit; forefend.
To drive off or away; thrust back; fend or ward off; repel.
Be on the defensive
Synonyms Protect, Shelter, etc. (see keep), guard, shield. Maintain, Vindicate, etc. See assert.
Act against an attack

Condemns, Disapproves, Denounces, Rejects, Disagrees, Fight down, Match, Pit, Fight back, Counterbalance, React, Controvert, Fight, Defend, Contradict

Vindicate, Safeguard, Protect, Assert, Fend for, Fight down, Fight back, Support, Guard, Champion, Hold, Represent, Oppose, Maintain, Fight

Opponents, Anti, Refuse, Opposition, Objection, Contravenes, Contradicts, Veto, Objecting, Match, Pit, Fight back, Controvert, Fight, Contradict

Repel, Fend, Uphold, Vindicate, Safeguard, Protect, Assert, Fight back, Support, Guard, Champion, Hold, Represent, Oppose, Fight

LGBTQ community who opposes heterosexuals for being heterosexual.
Almost no one opposes police reform in Seattle.
Jefferson opposes slavery, but he is a slaveowner.
Bears Ears area of Utah, which Bishop opposes.
Medicare drug beneufb01t, each of which Brown opposes.
It is notable that Hutton opposes coordinatedto decentralized.
As the capacitor opposes change in voltage and inductor opposes change in current, but how could leading, lagging phenomenon be explained by this?
The committee opposes whole house short term rentals, and opposes the STR use for accessory dwelling units.
CCSSE Opposes Ranking CCSSE opposes using its data to rank colleges for a number of reasons.
He opposes the war on drugs, opposes national borders, and opposes the State of Israel.

Samba to expound upon and defend his faith.
You are able to defend yourself in court.
Be prepared to explain and defend the process.
Richard Caswell with orders to defend the colony.
All democratic nations need to constantly defend it.
President to defend the prerogatives of his office to defend constitutionally grounded principles of executive branch privileges or immunities is an impeachable offense.
He would defend his original viewpoint and we would defend our disposition and associated rationale.
We should reply that any nation must defend itself against a step which would make it impossible to defend itself.
Others will not defend you unless you defend yourself.
Conservatives defend property; but they defend it badly.

Who will defend the Lucha Underground Championship?
How do humans defend against intracellular parasites?
Does minimalism defend itself against anti-realism?
Why did Melanchthon defend the Augsburg Confession?
How do honeybees defend themselves against Hornets?
How do psychodynamic therapists defend against emotions?
How do silkworms defend themselves against pathogens?
How do pine processionary caterpillars defend themselves?
How did Argentinosaurus defend itself from predators?
Should I purchase a duty to defend or non-duty to defend/reimbursement policy form?