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apostatize
a·pos·ta·tize
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əˈpɒs
təˌtaɪz
/
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verb (used without object),
a·pos·ta·tized,
a·pos·ta·tiz·ing.
to commit
apostasy
.
Also,
especially British,
a·pos·ta·tise.
Origin:
1545–55;
<
Late Latin
apostatīzāre.
See
apostate
,
-ize
Related forms
a·pos·ta·tism
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əˈpɒs
təˌtɪz
əm
/
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,
noun
un·a·pos·ta·tized,
adjective
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apostatize
or
apostatise
(əˈpɒstəˌtaɪz)
—
vb
(
intr
) to forsake or abandon one's belief, faith, or allegiance
apostatise
or
apostatise
—
vb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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apostatize
1610s, from L.L. apostatizare, earlier apostatare, from apostata (see
apostate
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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