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- verb transitive, idiomatic To
rebel oroppose to something formerly supported. - verb transitive, intransitive To set against or in
opposition to something. - verb transitive, idiomatic To use to the disadvantage or injury of.
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Examples
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Associated Press= WASHINGTON AP - FBI agents who ensnared a suburban father in a terrorism sting involving a fictional subway bomb plot have turned their attention to figuring out what may have made the Pakistani-born U.S. citizen turn against his adopted country.
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