Apostatize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To abandon one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To give up or renounce one's position or belief.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. 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 has previously adhered.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To abandon one's profession or church; forsake one's principles; retrograde from one's faith; withdraw from one's party. Also spelled apostatise.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    repudiate    disown    renounce   
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    desert   
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