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Bastardize — Bas tard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bastardized} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bastardizing}.] 1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate. [1913 Webster] The law is so indulgent as not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bastardize — (v.) 1610s, to identify as a bastard, from BASTARD (Cf. bastard) (q.v.) + IZE (Cf. ize). The figurative sense, to make degenerate, debase is earlier (1580s), probably because bastard also was serving as a verb meaning to declare illegitimate… … Etymology dictionary
bastardize — (Amer.) bas·tard·ize || bÉ‘ËstÉ™daɪz v. declare a child a bastard; corrupt a language; humiliate (also bastardise) … English contemporary dictionary
bastardize — [v] debase adulterate, bestialize, brutalize, corrupt, debauch, declare illegitimate, degrade, demoralize, deprave, pervert, vitiate, warp; concept 44 Ant. appreciate, praise, value … New thesaurus
bastardize — (also bastardise) ► VERB 1) debase by adding new elements. 2) archaic declare (someone) illegitimate. DERIVATIVES bastardization noun … English terms dictionary
bastardize — [bas′tər dīz΄] vt. bastardized, bastardizing 1. to make, declare, or show to be a bastard 2. to make corrupt or inferior; debase vi. Rare to become inferior bastardization n … English World dictionary
bastardize — bastardization, n. /bas teuhr duyz /, v., bastardized, izing. v.t. 1. to lower in condition or worth; debase: hybrid works that neither preserve nor bastardize existing art forms. 2. to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard. 3. Australian.… … Universalium
bastardize — verb it is unthinkable that I would bastardize my values Syn: adulterate, corrupt, contaminate, weaken, dilute, taint, pollute, debase, distort … Thesaurus of popular words
bastardize — bas•tard•ize [[t]ˈbæs tərˌdaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) to lower the worth or condition of; debase: to bastardize existing art forms[/ex] 2) to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard 3) to become debased • Etymology: 1580–90 bas tard•i•za′tion … From formal English to slang
bastardize — To declare one a bastard, as a court does. To give evidence to prove one a bastard. A mother (married) cannot bastardize her child … Black's law dictionary
