bastardize

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bas·tard·ize

 (băs′tər-dīz′)

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.

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

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bastardize

(ˈbɑːstəˌdaɪz; ˈbæs-) or

bastardise

vb (tr)

1. to debase; corrupt

2. archaic to declare illegitimate

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bas•tard•ize

(ˈbæs tərˌdaɪz)

v. -ized, iz•ing. v.t.

1. to lower the worth or condition of; debase: to bastardize existing art forms.

2. to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard.

v.i.

3. to become debased.

[1580–90]

bas`tard•i•za′tion, n.

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bastardize

Past participle: bastardized
Gerund: bastardizing

Imperative

bastardize

bastardize

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms bastardise corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
	2.	bastardize - declare a child to be illegitimate bastardise adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"

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bastardize

verb corrupt, shame, disgrace, distort, pervert, degrade, devalue, demean, drag down, debase, dishonour, defile, cheapen, adulterate, abase We are not about to bastardize the game.

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bastardize

verb

To ruin utterly in character or quality:

animalize, bestialize, brutalize, canker, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp.

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Translations

bastardize

vt (fig) → verfälschen

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