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
Disha	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Vickie	VIK-ee	English
Aurea	-	Late Roman
Prisca	PRIS-kə (English)	Biblical, Dutch, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Ernest	UR-nəst (English)	English, French, Slovene, Polish
BÄRbel	-	German