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Word: Defect
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin defect- ‘failed’, from the verb deficere (see defect)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈfɛkt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
abandon one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one
Short Definition:abandon one's country or cause in favour of opposing one
Examples:- he defected to the Soviet Union after the war
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