bastardize
verb/ˈbɑːstədaɪz/, /ˈbæstədaɪz/
/ˈbæstərdaɪz/
(British English also bastardise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bastardize | /ˈbɑːstədaɪz/, /ˈbæstədaɪz/ /ˈbæstərdaɪz/ |
| he / she / it bastardizes | /ˈbɑːstədaɪzɪz/, /ˈbæstədaɪzɪz/ /ˈbæstərdaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple bastardized | /ˈbɑːstədaɪzd/, /ˈbæstədaɪzd/ /ˈbæstərdaɪzd/ |
| past participle bastardized | /ˈbɑːstədaɪzd/, /ˈbæstədaɪzd/ /ˈbæstərdaɪzd/ |
| -ing form bastardizing | /ˈbɑːstədaɪzɪŋ/, /ˈbæstədaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈbæstərdaɪzɪŋ/ |
- bastardize something to copy something, but change parts of it so that it is not as good as the original
- He accused them of bastardizing his music.
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