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apostatize

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a·pos·ta·tize  (-pst-tz)
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.
apostatize, apostatise [əˈpɒstəˌtaɪz]
vb
(intr) to forsake or abandon one's belief, faith, or allegiance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.apostatize - abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
apostatise, tergiversate
repudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
Translations
apostatize [əˈpɒstətaɪz] VI → apostatar (from de)
apostatize
vi (from church, faith, party) → abfallen, sich lossagen (from von)
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Christianity was outlawed and churches were closed and/or desecrated; crucifixes were trampled on; Catholic Mass was forbidden; priests and nuns were butchered, exiled, or forced to apostatize.
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In his new book, Bounded Rationality in Macroeconomics, Sargent does not quite apostatize.
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