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
  • In 2021, Princess Mako, the niece of the emperor and eldest child of Crown Prince Ashikino and Crown Princess Kiko, renounced her royal titles and left the imperial family in order to marry her college sweetheart, Kei Komuro.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of renounced
Verb
  • In 2018, the court unequivocally repudiated its wartime decision that denigrated Japanese Americans.
    — Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
  • Some of those decisions aligned with some unitary executive claims, but others directly repudiated them.
    — Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of repudiated
Verb
  • While Ford has scaled back plans for EV production, the company hasn’t abandoned them entirely.
    — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Aerial views of the scene showed two SUVs and a deputy’s ballistic vest abandoned on the ground at the scene.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • Crump has also rejected notions from law enforcement officials that Wells may have drowned, citing the teenager’s ability to swim well and his athletic past.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Florida Crystals consistently rejected those criticisms, saying the company complied with environmental regulations, invested heavily in conservation and upheld labor standards.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 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
  • His grandfather, King Leopold III, also abdicated in 1951 amid a political crisis to safeguard the monarchy.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • For a queen mother to privilege her daughter/queen’s wishes above those of the son/king who abdicated in the night?
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of abdicated
Verb
  • Teams LeBron spurned, including the Heat and Timberwolves, have seen players like Bam Adebayo and Anthony Edwards playfully vow to challenge him.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • But a brief meeting led to a connection between the quarterbacks and set in motion one of the most surprising flips in recruiting history when the five-star prospect spurned Georgia at the 11th hour for Vanderbilt.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of spurned
Verb
  • This is designed to cut off the oxygen supply – useful in kitchens, cars, camping and more.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The organisms would have to have been either blown in by the wind or left over from a time when seawater was cut off from the ocean as water levels fell and the glacier moved into place over it at some point around two million years ago.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut off
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