defected

[ dih-fek-tid ]

/ dɪˈfɛk tɪd /

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adjective

having deserted a country, cause, etc., especially in order to adopt another: In the movie White Nights, a defected Soviet dancer is returned to his motherland when the plane he’s on is forced to land in Russia.

defective (def. 1).

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of defect.

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Origin of defected

defect + -ed² for the adjective senses; defect + -ed¹ for the verb sense

Words nearby defected

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How to use defected in a sentence

Down syndrome is a well-known developmental disability, and Janine was born with a heart defect often associated with the genetic condition.
People with Developmental Disabilities Were Promised Help. Instead, They Face Delays and Denials.|by Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star, with data analysis by Alex Devoid, Arizona Daily Star|November 5, 2020|ProPublica
The angle at which the blade approaches the hair and the presence of defects in the steel’s heterogeneous microstructure also play a role.
Toward better blades|Tate Ryan-Mosley|October 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Pulling the cured latex from the moldI dust the inside of the mold with talcum powder to ensure that the latex does not fall over and stick to itself creating a permanent defect on the casting.
Making Halloween Masks That Don’t Suck|Eugene Robinson|October 16, 2020|Ozy
It’s been collaboratively maintained by many people over time, and it has known defects due to its long history.
Building the Mathematical Library of the Future|Kevin Hartnett|October 1, 2020|Quanta Magazine

When pulses of light are fired into the fibers’ ends, defects in the glass reflect the light back to its source.
This year’s SN 10 scientists aim to solve some of science’s biggest challenges|Science News Staff|September 30, 2020|Science News
After Olympic boxer Guillermo Rigondeux defected, his family suffered a form of domestic exile.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1992 Dostum “defected” to the side of the mujahedin and joined in the battle to take Kabul and oust Najibullah.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’|Bruce Riedel|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As I write this in Seoul, I'm about 40 miles from where an American sergeant defected to North Korea in 1965.
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night|Nathan Bradley Bethea|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But whether they are Russian, or former or defected Ukrainian military, is in some ways beside the point.
Russia’s Gunmen in East Ukraine Double Down on Mayhem|Jamie Dettmer|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is also possible that some defected to join groups less well known to the police.
Where Have Japan’s Yakuza Gone?|Jake Adelstein, Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He kept to himself, and when he went abroad, he defected to Russia.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
It was not a dishonorable discharge, but a discharge less than honorable after he defected.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
That was our first intimation that this man had defected, when we read it in a newspaper article.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Some have defected to China, to the satellite nations and to Russia.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
That's right, because after he defected here, she visited here.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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