defect



defect from something

to run away from something; to forsake something. Thousands of soldiers defected from the army. Roger would never think of defecting from the armed services.
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defect to something

to forsake one group and take up with another. Will he defect to the other side? David defected to a small East European country.
See also: defect

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JÁKob-Hungarian
Janinayah-NEE-nah (Polish, German), YAH-nee-nah (Finnish)Polish, Finnish, German, Swedish, Lithuanian
Ratree-Thai
LeahLEE-ə (English)English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
GwendaGWEN-də (English)Welsh, English
Emiliya-Bulgarian