verb
abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
• Syn: ↑apostatize, ↑tergiversate
• Derivationally related forms: ↑tergiversation (for: ↑tergiversate), ↑apostate, ↑apostate (for: ↑apostatize)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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apostatize or apostatise /ə-posˈtə-tīz/ intransitive verb
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Main Entry: ↑apostasy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.