bastardise

Other forms: bastardised; bastardising

Definitions of bastardise
  1. verb
    declare a child to be illegitimate
    synonyms: bastardize
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    type of:
    adjudge, declare, hold
    declare to be
  2. verb
    change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
    synonyms: bastardize
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    type of:
    corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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