BASTARDIZE


Meaning of BASTARDIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbas-tər-ˌdīz ]

transitive verb

( -ized ; -iz·ing )

Date: 1587

1. : to reduce from a higher to a lower state or condition : debase

2. : to declare or prove to be a bastard

3. : to modify especially by introducing discordant or disparate elements

• bas·tard·i·za·tion ˌbas-tər-də-ˈzā-shən noun

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