Defect and Equivocate

Defect

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

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

Equivocate

Equivocate verb - To avoid giving a definite answer or position.

Defect and equivocate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Equivocate".

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