verteidigen

German

Alternative forms

• vertheidigen (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German verteidingen from vertagedingen, derived from teidinc, tagedinc (originally "judgment", then "talk, chatter", so Narrenteiding (“foolish chatter”)) of tac (“day”) and ding (“negotiation”). Cognate with Dutch verdedigen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡən/

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Verb

1. to defend

Synonyms

• defendieren

Antonyms

• angreifen

Derived terms

• Verteidigen
• Verteidigung
• Verteidiger

Further reading

• “verteidigen” in Duden online