propugno

prō-pūgnō āvī, ātus, āre,

to go forth to fight, sally, make sorties: ex silvis rari, Cs.—To fight in defence, repel an assault, resist: uno tempore propugnare et munire, Cs.: pro suo partu: multos e muris propugnantes hastā transfixit, Cu.: munimenta, defend, Ta.—Fig., to contend, argue in defence, be a champion: pro illorum famā: pro salute.