apostatize

apostatize Definition

apos·ta·tize (-tə tīz′)

intransitive verb -·tized′, -·tiz′·ing

to become an apostate

Etymology: ML apostatizare

apostatize Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

afterward: If a person become a musalman upon compulsion, and afterward apostatize, he is not to be put to death.

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