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Apostatize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To give up or renounce one's position or belief.

    "Soft enticements of domestic life too often draw him from the ascetic trail; a monk who apostatizes to the world at times."

  2. 2
    abandon one's beliefs or allegiances wordnet

Etymology

From apostate + -ize.

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