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bas•tard•ize
(bas′tər dīz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, iz•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
bas′tard•i•za′tion, n.
v.t.
- 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.
v.i.
- to become debased.
- bastard + -ize 1580–90