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garrisoned
[gar-uh-suhn] 
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defend
[dih-fend]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
| Synonyms: | avert, battle, beat off, bulwark, care for, cherish, conserve, contend, cover, entrench, espouse, fend off, fight, fight for, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, guard against, hedge, hold, hold at bay, house, insure, keep safe, look after, maintain, mine, nourish, oppose, panoply, preserve, prevent, provide sanctuary, repel danger, resist, retain, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, stave off, sustain, take in, uphold, war, ward off, watch, watch over, withstand |
| Antonyms: | abandon, attack, desert, leave, quit, relinquish, resign, surrender |
| Main Entry: | occupy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seize, take over |
| Synonyms: | capture, conquer, garrison, hold, invade, keep, obtain, overrun, take possession |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | station |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place at a location |
| Synonyms: | allot, appoint, assign, base, commission, establish, fix, garrison, install, lodge, park, plant, post, put, set |
| Antonyms: | displace, move, remove |
| Main Entry: | fortified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | defended |
| Synonyms: | armed, armored, barricaded, bastioned, bulwarked, buttressed, covered, entrenched, fortressed, garrisoned, guarded, manned, protected, reinforced, safeguarded, secured, strengthened, strong, supported, walled |
| Antonyms: | open, unguarded, unprotected |
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