Verb: bastardize 'bãs-tu(r),dIz
- Change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
"The director bastardized the classic novel in his film adaptation";
- bastardise [Brit]
- Declare a child to be illegitimate
"In medieval times, rulers sometimes bastardized children to prevent them from inheriting";
- bastardise [Brit]
Derived forms: bastardizes, bastardized, bastardizing
Type of: adjudge, corrupt, debase, debauch, declare, demoralise [Brit], demoralize, deprave, hold, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate