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apostatize

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a⋅pos⋅ta⋅tize

  [uh-pos-tuh-tahyz]
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–verb (used without object), -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
to commit apostasy.
Also, especially British, a⋅pos⋅ta⋅tise.

Origin:
1545–55; < LL apostatīzāre. See apostate, -ize

Related forms:
a⋅pos⋅ta⋅tism  [uh-pos-tuh-tiz-uhm] , noun
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a·pos·ta·tize   (ə-pŏs'tə-tīz')   
intr.v.   a·pos·ta·tized, a·pos·ta·tiz·ing, a·pos·ta·tiz·es
To abandon one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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