fend and prove

dated To argue and defend a point or opinion. I was forced to fend and prove my stance before the tribunal.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JesÚS	he-SOOS	Spanish
Milla	MEEL-lah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Cipriano	chee-pree-AH-no (Italian)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Vlatko	-	Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Giordano	jor-DAH-no	Italian
Emiliano	e-mee-LYAH-no	Spanish, Italian