Defected

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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

Synonyms

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apostatedecampeddefectdesertdesertedrenegade

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

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