defect from

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Patariki	-	Maori
Junior	JOON-yər	English
Dianne	dee-AHN (French), die-AN (English)	French, English
Maynard	MAY-nərd	English
Nahuel	naw-WEL	Native American, Mapuche
Hitomi	hee-to-mee	Japanese