单词 | bastardize |
释义 | bastardize[ bas-ter-dahyz ] / ˈbæs tərˌdaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bastardize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), bas·tard·ized, bas·tard·iz·ing.to lower in condition or worth; debase: hybrid works that neither preserve nor bastardize existing art forms. to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard. Australian. to harass or humiliate as part of initiation into a college or regiment. verb (used without object), bas·tard·ized, bas·tard·iz·ing.to become debased. Also especially British, bas·tard·ise . Origin of bastardizeFirst recorded in 1580–90; bastard + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM bastardizebas·tard·i·za·tion, nounun·bas·tard·ized, adjectiveWords nearby bastardizebastard cut, bastard eigne, bastard file, bastard indigo, bastardization, bastardize, bastardly, bastard mahogany, bastard measles, bastard pointing, bastardry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bastardizebastardize bastardise/ (ˈbɑːstəˌdaɪz, ˈbæs-) / verb (tr)to debase; corrupt archaic to declare illegitimate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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