bastardize
To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimateTo claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.
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» Tom hates it when foreigners bastardize his native language.
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4 sentencesTom hates it when foreigners bastardize his native language.
Too many restaurants serve bastardized scampi using prawns instead of real langoustines.
John's story was massively bastardized and sensationalized by channels like Fox News.
Meaning
3 senses(British, English, Oxford, US)To reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by removing refined elements or introducing debased elements; to debase.
The simplified word processor is a less-functional, bastardized version of the full program.
(British, English, Oxford, US)To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.
(British, English, Oxford, US)To beget out of wedlock.
- change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
- declare a child to be illegitimate
Forms
bastardizes, bastardizing, bastardized, bastardizedregular · Lesson
| Base form | bastardize · to bastardize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bastardizes |
| Present participle | bastardizing |
| Past simple | bastardized |
| Past participle | bastardized |
Tenses
bastardize · bastardized · will bastardize · have bastardizedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
14 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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