bastardize
English
/ˈbæstɚdaɪz/
verb
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Suffix from English bastard.
Origin
English
bastard
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bast English
- bastard English
- bastard-dom English
- bastardhood English
- bastarding English
- bastardise English
- bastardish English
- bastardism English
- bastardization English
- bastardizer English
- bastardless English
- bastardlike English
- bastardling English
- bastardly English
- bastardness English
- bastardry English
- bastardship English
- embastardize English
- bastard Middle English
- bastet Tok Pisin