əˈpästəˌtīz also -ȯs- intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French apostatiser, from Late Latin apostatizare, from Latin apostata + -izare -ize
: to commit apostasy : to renounce one's faith, party, or principles
the church had apostatized and gone against the commandment — Edson Jessop