bastardize
[ bas-ter-dahyz ]
verb (used with object),bas·tard·ized, bas·tard·iz·ing.
to lower in condition or worth; debase: hybrid works that neither preserve nor bastardize existing art forms.
to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard.
Australian. to harass or humiliate as part of initiation into a college or regiment.
verb (used without object),bas·tard·ized, bas·tard·iz·ing.
to become debased.
Origin of bastardize
1- Also especially British, bas·tard·ise .
Other words from bastardize
- bas·tard·i·za·tion, noun
- un·bas·tard·ized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for bastardize
bastardize
bastardise
/ (ˈbɑːstəˌdaɪz, ˈbæs-) /
verb(tr)
to debase; corrupt
archaic to declare illegitimate
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