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单词 bastardize
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bastardize

[ bas-ter-dahyz ]
/ ˈbæs tərˌdaɪz /
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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 bastardize

First recorded in 1580–90; bastard + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM bastardize

bas·tard·i·za·tion, nounun·bas·tard·ized, adjective

Words nearby bastardize

bastard cut, bastard eigne, bastard file, bastard indigo, bastardization, bastardize, bastardly, bastard mahogany, bastard measles, bastard pointing, bastardry
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British Dictionary definitions for bastardize

bastardize

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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