apostatize

[ uh-pos-tuh-tahyz ]

/ əˈpɒs təˌtaɪz /

to commit apostasy.

Also especially British, a·pos·ta·tise.

Origin of apostatize

From the Late Latin word apostatīzāre, dating back to 1545–55. See apostate, -ize

a·pos·ta·tism

[uh-pos-tuh-tiz-uh m] /əˈpɒs təˌtɪz əm/, noun un·a·pos·ta·tized, adjective

Morrice FitzJohn of Desmond was allowed to endeavour to induce them to apostatize and enter the service of their enemy.

Sir Walter Ralegh |William Stebbing
God grant that under like persecution I do not apostatize more deeply.

God Wills It! |William Stearns Davis
He then returned to Cologne, where he again met Bucer and Melanchthon, who were endeavoring to induce the bishop to apostatize.

The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell
But his wife and one of his daughters refused to apostatize with him.

The Huguenots in France |Samuel Smiles.

Domiciled Quakers upon conviction, refusing to apostatize, to be banished, under pain of death on return.

The Emancipation of Massachusetts |Brooks Adams

apostatize

/ (əˈpɒstəˌtaɪz) /

(intr) to forsake or abandon one's belief, faith, or allegiance