defect to

defect to (something)

To leave some place, often under repressive conditions and when it is prohibited, and go to another place. I defected to this country after witnessing the atrocities being carried out in my homeland.See also: defect

defect to something

to forsake one group and take up with another. Will he defect to the other side? David defected to a small East European country.See also: defect