tərˌdaɪz 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.
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bastardize or bastardise (ˈbɑːstəˌdaɪz, ˈbæs-, ˈbɑːstəˌdaɪz, ˈbæs-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to debase; corrupt |
| 2. | archaic to declare illegitimate |
| bastardise or bastardise | |
| —vb | |
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