Defect and Expostulate

Defect

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

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

Expostulate

Expostulate verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

Defect and expostulate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Expostulate".

Mutual synonyms

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