- apostatize
- apostatize (v.) 1610s, from L.L. apostatizare, earlier apostatare, from apostata (see APOSTATE (Cf. apostate)). Related: Apostatized; apostatizing. The pp. form apostazied is attested from late 14c.
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Apostatize — A*pos ta*tize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Apostatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apostatizing}.] [LL. apostatizare.] To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one s church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to which one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apostatize — index bear false witness, quit (discontinue), secede, tergiversate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
apostatize — (Amer.) a pos·ta·tize || tÉ™taɪz v. abandon one s religion, be unfaithful to one s principles (also apostatise) … English contemporary dictionary
apostatize — [ə pästə tīz΄] vi. apostatized, apostatizing [ML apostatizare] to become an apostate … English World dictionary
apostatize — intransitive verb ( tized; tizing) Date: 1611 to commit apostasy … New Collegiate Dictionary
apostatize — apostatism /euh pos teuh tiz euhm/, n. /euh pos teuh tuyz /, v.i., apostatized, apostatizing. to commit apostasy. Also, esp. Brit., apostatise. [1545 55; < LL apostatizare. See APOSTATE, IZE] * * * … Universalium
apostatize — verb To give up or renounce ones position or belief. See Also: apostasy, apostate … Wiktionary
apostatize — Synonyms and related words: apostacize, betray, bolt, break away, change sides, defect, degenerate, desert, fall away, fall off, go over, let down, pull out, rat, renegade, renege, renounce, repudiate, run out on, secede, sell out, switch, switch … Moby Thesaurus
apostatize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To abandon one s cause or party usually to join another: defect, desert3, renegade, tergiversate, turn. Slang: rat. Idioms: change sides, turn one s coat. See APPROACH, TRUST … English dictionary for students
apostatize — … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
