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bastardize
[ bas-ter-dahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to lower in condition or worth; debase:
hybrid works that neither preserve nor bastardize existing art forms.
- to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard.
- Australian. to harass or humiliate as part of initiation into a college or regiment.
verb (used without object)
- to become debased.
bastardize
/ ˈbæs-; ˈbÉ‘Ëstəˌdaɪz /
verb
- to debase; corrupt
- archaic.to declare illegitimate
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ³Ü²Ô·²ú²¹²õt²¹°ù»å·¾±³ú±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bastardize1
Example Sentences
"Almost every relationship in my life would be bastardized and disingenuous because I couldn’t tell them what was going on. My son has never taken a walk outside — in five months," she said.
You simply had — to bastardize a phrase popularized by Timothy Leary — to turn in, tune out and drop out.
Megan objected to the anecdote on social media, accusing Harris of trying to "reinvent history" and "bastardize his memory."
For example, AI could bastardize traditional recipes and methods, since AI is prone to stereotyping, for example flattening or oversimplifying cultural details and distinctions.
Harris-Walz are reclaiming flags and “freedom†as the language of patriotism, displayed in giant block letters behind many speakers who talked about how Republicans have bastardized both.
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