Bastardize

Definition of Bastardize

Bas´tard`ize
v. t.1.To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.
[imp. & p. p. Bastardized ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bastardizing.]
The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful wedlock.
- Blackstone.
2.To beget out of wedlock.
3.to change something (for example, art forms) so that its value declines; to debase.

Related Words

adulterate, brutalize, contaminate, corrupt, cut, debase, debauch, demoralize, denaturalize, denature, deprave, dilute, doctor, doctor up, fortify, lace, pervert, pollute, spike, tamper with, vitiate, warp, water, water down
Word:

Browse

Bassoonist
Bassorin
Basswood
Bast
Basta
Bastard
Bastard ashlar
Bastard eigne
Bastard file
Bastard hemp
Bastard manchineel
Bastard pennyroyal
Bastard plover
Bastard saffron
Bastard type
Bastard wing
bastardisation
bastardise
Bastardism
bastardization
-Bastardize-
bastardized
Bastardly
Bastardy
Baste
Bastile
Bastinade
Bastinado
basting
Bastion
Bastioned
Bastioned front
Basto
Baston
Basutos
Basyle
Basylous
Bat
Bat bolt
Bat printing
Bat tick
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

© 2009 Interapple, Inc. Cover