| VERB | social | bastardize, bastardise | change something so that its value declines |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | bastardize, bastardise | declare a child to be illegitimate |
| Meaning | change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | bastardise | |
| Broader | corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| Spanish | degradar | |
| Nouns | bastard | derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine |
| bastardization | an act that debases or corrupts | |
| Meaning | declare a child to be illegitimate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | bastardise | |
| Broader | declare, adjudge, hold | declare to be |
| Nouns | bastard | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
| bastardization | declaring or rendering bastard | |
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