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3 dictionary results for: Bastardized
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
bas·tard·ize       [bas-ter-dahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, iz·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to lower in condition or worth; debase: hybrid works that neither preserve nor bastardize existing art forms.
2.to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard.
3.Australian. to harass or humiliate as part of initiation into a college or regiment.
–verb (used without object)
4.to become debased.
Also, especially British, bas·tard·ise.

[Origin: 1580–90; bastard + -ize]

—Related forms
bas·tard·i·za·tion, noun
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bas·tard·ize       (bās'tər-dīz')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   bas·tard·ized, bas·tard·iz·ing, bas·tard·iz·es
  1. To lower in quality or character; debase.
  2. To declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard.

bas'tard·i·za'tion (-tər-dĭ-zā'shən) n.
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bastardized

adjective
deriving from more than one source or style 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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