Defect and Part

Defect

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

Part verb - To go or move in different directions from a central point.

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Defect and part are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Part".

Nearby Words: partially, partly

common	common defect	common part
certain	certain defect	certain part
critical	critical defect	critical part
single	single defect	single part
Other adjectives: small, entire, real, big, tiny, permanent, major, minor, weird, different.

defect truth

part truth

It's part of the reason so many willingly defect from the Imperium, as at least Chaos gives you a chance of improving your lot in life.

Source: Equal-Opportunity Evil
Getting told this by said secret-leader convinces him to defect to the Seven Systems Alliance with Quentyn as his part-time captain.

Source: Klingon Scientists Get No Respect
Ramius could manage to get the rest of his crew off the sub as part of his plan to defect.

Source: Eureka Moment

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