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apostatize (iou)



apostatize verb intrans. Also apostatise. M16.
[medieval Latin apostatizare (earlier apostatare), from apostata: see APOSTATE, -IZE.]
Become an apostate (from a religion etc.). M16.
gen. Abandon a principle etc.; transfer one's allegiance (from a cause, party, etc.). M17.