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Definition of bastardize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bastardize

verb

NAmE//ˈbæstərˌdaɪz//

bastardize something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bastardize

he / she / it bastardizes

past simple bastardized

-ing form bastardizing

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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