"redefect" meaning in English

See redefect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: redefects [present, singular, third-person], redefecting [participle, present], redefected [participle, past], redefected [past]
Etymology: From re- + defect. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|defect}} re- + defect Head templates: {{en-verb}} redefect (third-person singular simple present redefects, present participle redefecting, simple past and past participle redefected)
  1. (intransitive) To defect again. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: re-defect

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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