1.
Change from one field or affiliation to another, as in Graham Greene crossed over from the Anglican to the Roman Catholic Church, or If he doesn't run I'm going to cross over to the Democratic Party. [First half of 1900s]
2.
Also,
cross over to the other side. Die, as in It's a year since my grandmother crossed over to the other side. [c. 1930]
cross over
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