Defect and Hew to

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

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Hew to is an antonym for defect.

Hew to verb - To give steadfast support to.

Usage example: no longer was able to hew to the party line and so he switched political parties

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Defect is an antonym for hew to.

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