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bastardise

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v. t.1.Same as bastardize.
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Verb1.bastardise - change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
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.bastardise - declare a child to be illegitimate
adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"


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