He apostatized from his old faith in facts, took to believing in ?emblances. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
apostatized — apostatize (Amer.) a pos·ta·tize || tÉ™taɪz v. abandon one s religion, be unfaithful to one s principles (also apostatise) … English contemporary dictionary
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