Verb: apostatize u'pós-tu,tIz
- Abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
"the apostle shows that if a true Christian were to apostatize, nothing would remain for him but the terrific prospect of eternal condemnation";
- apostatise [Brit], tergiversate
Derived forms: apostatized, apostatizing, apostatizes
Type of: disown, renounce, repudiate
Encyclopedia: Apostatize