bastardize

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verb

1. change something so that its value declines;
for example, art forms
• Syn:
bastardise
• Derivationally related forms:
bastardisation (for: bastardise), bastard (for: bastardise), bastardization, bastard
• Hypernyms:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise,
debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. declare a child to be illegitimate
• Syn:
bastardise
• Derivationally related forms:
bastard (for: bastardise), bastardization, bastard
• Hypernyms:
declare, adjudge, hold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody