bastardize

🇺🇸 /ˈbæstərdaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbɑːstədaɪz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to change something in a way that makes it less pure or true to its original form

The classic novel was bastardized in the movie adaptation.

translation

v. to change something in a way that makes it less pure or true to its original form

Word Forms

3rd Present bastardizes
Past bastardized
Perfect bastardized
Progressive bastardizing