Defend vs Control - What's the difference?
defend | control |
(obsolete) To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
*1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.viii:
*:The vertue is, that neither steele, nor stone / The stroke thereof from entrance may defend .
(obsolete) To prevent, to keep (from doing something).
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To prohibit, forbid.
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*:Broder said sir launcelot wete ye wel I am ful lothe to departe oute of this realme / but the quene hath defended me soo hyhely / that me semeth she wille neuer be my good lady as she hath ben
To ward off attacks from; to fight to protect; to guard.
To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
(legal) To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
*{{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 14, author=Steven Morris, work=Guardian
, title= (sports) To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
(sports) 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.
(poker slang) To call a raise from the big blind.
To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
* With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-05-17
, author=George Monbiot, authorlink=George Monbiot
, title=Money just makes the rich suffer
, volume=188, issue=23, page=19
, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
(countable, uncountable) Influence or authority over.
A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary variable is low or non-existent.
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
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, title= A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
(project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
(graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
As verbs the difference between defend and control
is that defend is defends, protects (3rd person singular, present tense) while control is to exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.As a noun control is
(countable|uncountable) influence or authority over.defend
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Verb
(en verb)Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave, passage=Philip Miles, defending , said: "This was a single instance, there was no allegation of continuing behaviour over a long period of time."}}
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* attackAnagrams
*control
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Verb
(controll)citation, passage=In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra–wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.}}
Derived terms
* controller * controlling * controllable * controllability *Synonyms
* * manage * * ruleAntonyms
* obey, submit (to be controlled ) * defy, rebel, resist (not to be controlled )Noun
- She had no control of her body as she tumbled downhill. She did not know up from down. It was not unlike being cartwheeled in a relentlessly crashing wave.
The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you
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