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- DictionaryBas·tard·ize/ˈbastərˌdīz/
verb
- 1. change (something) in such a way as to lower its quality or value, typically by adding new elements: "our biggest fear was they were going to take our script and bastardize it"
- 2. declare (someone) illegitimate: archaic "the Act of 1534 bastardized Princess Mary"
The meaning of BASTARDIZE is to reduce from a higher to a lower state or condition : debase. How to use bastardize in a sentence.
Bastardize definition: to lower in condition or worth; debase. See examples of BASTARDIZE used in a sentence.
BASTARDIZE definition: 1. to change something in a way that makes it fail to represent the values and qualities that it is…. Learn more.
Definitions of bastardize. verb. declare a child to be illegitimate. synonyms: bastardise. see more. verb. change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms. synonyms: bastardise. see more.
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.
Bastardize Definition. To make, declare, or show to be a bastard. To become inferior. To make corrupt or inferior; debase. To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate. To reduce from a higher to a lower state; to debase.
bastardize something to copy something, but change parts of it so that it is not as good as the original. He accused them of bastardizing his music.
6 days ago · bastardize (third-person singular simple present bastardizes, present participle bastardizing, simple past and past participle bastardized) To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.
Bastardize definition: to lower in condition or worth; debase. See examples of BASTARDIZE used in a sentence.
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. Austral. to harass or humiliate as part of initiation into a college or regiment.
