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Definition of defect verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

defect

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NAmE//dɪˈfɛkt//
 
[intransitive] defect (from something) (to something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they defect
 
 he / she / it defects
 
 past simple defected
 
 -ing form defecting
 
 
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to leave a political party, country, etc. to join another that is considered to be an enemy A number of writers and musicians defected from the Soviet Union to the United States in the 1960s. She defected from the party just days before the election.
de‧fec‧tion
 
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NAmE//dɪˈfɛkʃn//
 
noun [uncountable, countable] defection (from something) (to something) There have been several defections from the ruling party.
de‧fec‧tor
 
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NAmE//dɪˈfɛktər//
 
nounSee defect in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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