difendere

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin dēfendere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈfɛn.de.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛndere
  • Hyphenation: di‧fèn‧de‧re

Verb

difèndere (first-person singular present difèndo, first-person singular past historic difési, past participle diféso, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to defend
    Synonyms: scusare, sostenere
    Antonym: offendere

Conjugation