apostatized

verb

past tense of apostatize
as in renounced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatized
  1. renounced
  2. repudiated
  3. abandoned
  4. rejected
  5. disowned
  6. abdicated
  7. spurned
  8. cut off
Verb
  • China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and has never renounced the use of force to achieve unification.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • China claims Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, as its own breakaway province and hasn’t renounced the use of force to bring it under its control.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of renounced
Verb
  • El-Sayed has since disavowed Piker’s controversial statements and ended plans for joint campaigning, but has not categorically repudiated him nor apologized for appearing with him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The reflex to regard America’s earlier representational and nationalist traditions as something to be repudiated, rather than reconsidered, is learned — not inevitable.
    — Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of repudiated
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  • Why is private philanthropy hesitant to step in to cover underfunded programs that have been abandoned by many governments?
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Abigail’s affair is briefly touched on and ultimately abandoned.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • Their case was previously rejected by the district court and appeals court.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Meta, a week ago, rejected, then reversed course on an ad for Alex Gibney’s doc takedown Musk, and now a studio is about to weigh in on Meta.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejected
Verb
  • Offensive chants have not always been drowned out or disowned in the UK, Europe and beyond.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • That candidate, Bushra Amiwala, disowned the support and condemned the ad, widely seen as an attempt to siphon voters from another young progressive, Kat Abughazaleh.
    — David Daley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of disowned
Verb
  • After both sisters had abdicated planning the memorial, logistical matters—the casket and its transport, the readings, and, yes, the flowers—had fallen to the front desk volunteer of a church my grandmother no longer attended.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Few performers have ever been so naturally gifted at the pop-star pose, yet few have abdicated the gig so fast.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of abdicated
Verb
  • After LeBron James spurned them in free agency and Dunleavy unexpectedly addressed the idea of Curry departing, some pundits mused about the possibility.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • No mob godfather has ever been as terrifying as Roscoe Conkling spurned by Chester Arthur in the back of that carriage.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of spurned
Verb
  • When the Commerce Department cut off sea grants for Maine’s flagship university, Collins called Secretary Howard Lutnick to save them.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But the President has not yet followed through on such an action, which would cut off global supplies from the world’s largest diesel exporter and likely worsen shortages around the world.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut off
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“Apostatized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatized. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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