Defect and Disown

Defect

Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.

Disown and defect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disown" instead a verb "Defect".

Disown

Disown verb - To declare not to be true.

Defect and disown are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Disown".

Nearby Word: disowning
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