verb
- abandoned one's religious faith, political allegiance, or principles
Usage: past tense of apostatize; often used in religious or political contexts
Examples
- He apostatized from the church after decades of membership.
- The politician apostatized his earlier conservative views.
- She apostatized her childhood faith when she moved to the city.
- Many scholars apostatized during the period of religious persecution.
- He was accused of having apostatized his principles for personal gain.
- The group apostatized their original mission to pursue profit.