— 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. to harass or humiliate as part of initiation into a college or regiment.
v.i.
4. to become debased.
Also, esp. Brit., bastardise .
[ 1580-90; BASTARD + -IZE ]