Apostatise (Verb)
Meaning
Abandon one's beliefs or allegiances.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Many members began to apostatise from the movement after its leader was exposed for his deceitful actions.
- The pressures of maintaining the group's intense expectations slowly led Sarah to apostatise from the radical extremist group.
- In the face of mounting criticism, the once-devout followers started to apostatise from the faith that had defined their lives.
- His shifting views eventually led to accusations of heresy, and many believed the prophet had begun to apostatise from his original teachings.
- Within a year of exposure to opposing views, James began to apostatise from the fanatical group he had been a part of since adolescence.