Meanings
verbre-defect (third-person singular simple present re-defects, present participle re-defecting, simple past and past participle re-defected)
present singular third person re-defects · participle present re-defecting · participle past re-defected · past re-defected
- alternativeAlternative form of redefect.
He later tried to re-defect back to the North.
2011, Bruce Cumings, North Korea: Another Country, page 153
Origin
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APA
re-defect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-defect
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“re-defect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-defect. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-defect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-defect.
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