apostatize

English

Alternative forms

• apostatise

Etymology

apostate +‎ -ize

Verb

apostatize (third-person singular simple present apostatizes, present participle apostatizing, simple past and past participle apostatized)

1. To give up or renounce one's position or belief.

Related terms

• apostasy
• apostate

Translations

give up one's position or belief

• Catalan: apostatar (ca)
• German: abtrünnig sein, vom Glauben abfallen

• Portuguese: apostatar