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   De·fect

   /dəˈfek(t)/

   

   verb

   • 1. abandon one's country or cause in favor of an opposing one: "he defected to the Soviet Union after the war"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin defect- ‘failed’, from the verb deficere (see defect1).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

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