单词	bastardizing
释义	bastardize verb bas·​tard·​ize ˈba-stər-ˌdīz  bastardized; bastardizing transitive verb 1 : to reduce from a higher to a lower state or condition : debase 2 : to declare or prove to be a bastard 3 : to modify especially by introducing discordant or disparate elements bastardization ˌba-stər-də-ˈzā-shən  noun Synonyms abase canker cheapen corrupt debase debauch degrade demean demoralize deprave deteriorate lessen pervert poison profane prostitute subvert vitiate warp See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences It's a shame to see how Hollywood has bastardized the novel. The restaurant serves a bastardized version of the classic French dish. Recent Examples on the Web Videos that bastardize neighborhood names, or cluelessly treat storied establishments like new discoveries. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2022 To bastardize the bands Pablo Cruise or Yes, love will always find a way. Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2021 As a carcass decomposes, the bacteria in the body itself runs rampant, producing its signature stink and bastardizing the soil’s microbiome. Matt Simon, Wired, 21 Jan. 2020 The initial fear that the band was going to make a killing on wading-pool-deep music and basically bastardize country music was way off-base. Chuck Yarborough, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2020 The story of Christmas, which has been so deeply bastardized by commercialism and consumerism, and which is actually about good will to all persons, is written so deeply into me. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2019 From a culinary standpoint, however, that influence was bastardized by the French and English, as colonizers scrambled to re-create familiar recipes with ingredients that weren’t readily available or easy to produce on Dominica. Fortune, 25 Aug. 2019 Chefs have been creative but don’t want to bastardize it completely. Lucas Shaw, The Seattle Times, 25 Mar. 2019 In a particularly impassioned rant, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) shredded Democrats for, in his mind, permanently bastardizing the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominees. Dylan Scott, Vox, 27 Sep. 2018 See More Word History Etymology bastard entry 1 + -ize First Known Use 1585, in the meaning defined at sense 2 bastardizing verb present participle of bastardize as in subverting to lower in character, dignity, or quality bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance subverting degrading corrupting diluting perverting debasing destroying debauching weakening ruining humiliating cheapening disgracing poisoning deteriorating damaging polluting prostituting demeaning depraving tainting profaning shaming contaminating warping marring abasing wrecking lessening vitiating demoralizing defiling cankering impairing dishonoring dirtying harming tarnishing hurting thinning humbling befouling spoiling defacing watering down downgrading staining depreciating descending flawing begriming blemishing taking down Antonyms & Near Antonyms elevating improving honoring exalting enhancing amending perfecting enriching uplifting restoring refining ennobling respecting ameliorating clarifying dignifying purifying cleaning cleansing bettering meliorating See More
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