защищать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic защищати (zaštištati). By surface analysis, защити́ть (zaščitítʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zəɕːɪˈɕːætʲ]
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Verb

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защища́ть (zaščiščátʹimpf (perfective защити́ть)

  1. to defend, to guard, to protect
  2. to speak in support (of), to stand up for, to support, to vindicate, to advocate
  3. to defend, to plead for (in a court of law)
  4. to uphold, to defend (a thesis, diploma or dissertation)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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