Apostatize (Verb)
Meaning
Abandon one's beliefs or allegiances.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- After being disillusioned with the company's policies, he decided to apostatize and quit his job as CEO.
- The whistleblower's decision to apostatize from the government left him with few allies and countless enemies.
- She got tired of the party's empty promises and chose to apostatize, joining a grassroots movement instead.
- His discovery of the dark truth forced him to apostatize from the organization he once passionately supported.
- A severe loss of faith led the priest to apostatize from the church, a decision that shocked his entire community.