bastardize
verb (used with object)
to lower in condition or worth; debase.
bastardise
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a variation of
bastardize.
Example Sentences
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He was suspicious of Hollywood, rightly so, that they would in some way bastardise the story.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2017
But I’m not going to bastardise the place I come from.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2016
Great comment, @3 and, no, we shouldn't expect to bastardise what is a fabulous sport, to satisfy the needs of the 'grab and go' society.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2015
This gives licence to bastardise and also allows a sense of originality.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2013
How could a modern painter who prided himself on painting merely what was real—how could he so bastardise his work as to introduce fanciful things into it?
From His Masterpiece by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
