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bastardise

bas·tard·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bas-ter-dahyz]
    • /ˈbæs tərˌdaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bas-ter-dahyz]
    • /ˈbæs tərˌdaɪz/

Definitions of bastardise word

  • verb with object bastardise to lower in condition or worth; debase: hybrid works that neither preserve nor bastardize existing art forms. 1
  • verb with object bastardise to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard. 1
  • verb with object bastardise Australian. to harass or humiliate as part of initiation into a college or regiment. 1
  • verb without object bastardise to become debased. 1
  • noun bastardise Alternative spelling of bastardize. 1

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Origin of bastardise

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; bastard + -ize

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Parts of speech for Bastardise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bastardise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

bastardise usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bastardise

verb bastardise

  • debase — To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
  • adulterate — If something such as food or drink is adulterated, someone has made its quality worse by adding water or cheaper products to it.
  • bestialize — to make bestial or brutal
  • corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
  • debauch — to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence

Antonyms for bastardise

verb bastardise

  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
  • cleanse — To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
  • improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
  • moralise — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
  • purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.

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