verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of defect form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

All synonyms

defectuous

Example

More examples

"He defected to the Soviet Union in the 1950's."

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