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(bas′tər dīz′)

transitive verb bastardized, bastardizing

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

intransitive verb

Rare to become inferior

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bastardization noun

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transitive verb bas·tard·ized, bas·tard·iz·ing, bas·tard·iz·es

To lower in quality or character; debase.
To declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard.

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basˌtard·i·zaˈtion (-tər-dĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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