apostatize

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

Word Origin

apostatize (v.)
1610s, from Late Latin apostatizare, earlier apostatare, from apostata (see apostate). Related: Apostatized; apostatizing. The past participle form apostazied is attested from late 14c.

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