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Bastardize
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Meaning
Verb
●
To
claim
or
demonstrate
that someone is a
bastard
, or illegitimate.
●
To reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by
removing
refined
elements
or
introducing
debased
elements
; to debase.
●
To
beget
out of
wedlock.
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Origin
bastardize
English
-ize
English
-isen
Middle English (1100-1500)
-iser
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
-izare
Latin
-ιζειν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
bastard
English
bastard
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Coopt
Reinterpret
Misappropriate
Reimagine
Deconstruct
Cheapen
Subvert
Besmirch
Mangle
Denigrate
Convolute
Dumb Down
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