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bastardize Definition

bas·tard·ize (bas′tər dīz′)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

  1. to make, declare, or show to be a bastard
  2. to make corrupt or inferior; debase

intransitive verb

Rare to become inferior

bastardize Related Forms
bas′·tardi·za′·tion noun
bastardize Synonyms

bastardize

v.

debase, pervert, degrade, adulterate; see corrupt 1.

bastardize Usage Examples

Object

  • version: For her Estuary English was ' a form of London dialect with glottal stops ' and ' a bastardized version of Cockney dialect ' .

Browse dictionary entries near bastardize

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  6. ‹ bassoon
  7. ‹ basso-rilievo
  8. ‹ basso-relievo
  9. ‹ basso profundo
  10. ‹ basso
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