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Main Entry:	defend [dih-fend] Show IPA/dɪˈfɛnd/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	show support for
Synonyms:	advocate, aid, apologize for, argue, assert, back, back up, bear one out, befriend, champion, come to defense of, cover for, endorse, espouse, exculpate, exonerate, explain, go to bat for, guarantee, justify, maintain, plead, prove a case, put in a good word, rationalize, recommend, ride shotgun for, say in defense, second, speak up for, stand by, stand up for, stick up for, stonewall, support, sustain, thump for, uphold, vindicate, warrant
Antonyms:	deny, forsake, renounce

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Main Entry:	substitute
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	interchange, exchange
Synonyms:	act for, alternate, answer for, back up, be in place of, change, commute, cover for, deputize, displace, do the work of, double for, fill in for, fill one's position, go as, proxy, relieve, replace, serve in one's stead, spell, stand for, stand in for, sub, supersede, supplant, swap, swap places with, switch, take another's place, take over

Main Entry:	pinch-hit
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	substitute
Synonyms:	act for, alternate, answer for, back up, be in place of, change, commute, cover for, deputize, displace, do the work of, double for, fill in, fill in for, fill one's position, go as, proxy, relieve, replace, serve in one's stead, spell, stand for, stand in, stand in for, sub, supersede, supplant, supply, swap, swap places with, switch, take another's place, take over

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Concept:	Substitute.
Category:	2. Subservience to ends; actual subservience
Synonyms:	-nouns substitute; deputy; badli.
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