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verb
Abandon one's beliefs or allegiances.
synonyms: apostatize, tergiversate.
is a specific kind of: disown, renounce, repudiate.
derivation: apostasy, tergiversation | apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat.
Dutch: afvallen
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