bastardize

verb
/ˈbæstɚdaɪz/US

Etymology

From bastard + -ize.

  1. derived from *bʰendʰ- — “to tie, bind
  2. derived from *banstuz — “bond, connection, relationship, marriage with a second woman of lower status
  3. derived from *bāst — “marriage, relationship
  4. derived from bastardus
  5. derived from bastard
  6. inherited from bastard
  7. inherited from bastard
  8. suffixed as bastardize — “bastard + ize

Definitions

  1. To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.

    • Our law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the child, if it be born, though not begotten, in lawful wedlock.
  2. To reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by removing refined elements or…

    To reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by removing refined elements or introducing debased elements; to debase.

    • The simplified word processor is a less-functional, bastardized version of the full program.
  3. To beget out of wedlock.

    • I should / have been that I am, had the maidenliest star in the / firmament twinkled on my bastardizing.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bastardize. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA