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Apostatize

Webster's Dictionary

(v. i.) To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to which one has previously adhered.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Apostatize'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/apostatize.html. 1828.