Defect and Overturn

Defect

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

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

Overturn

Overturn verb - To turn on one's side or upside down.

Defect and overturn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Overturn".

Nearby Words: overturned, overturning

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

laws defect laws overturn laws
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