English Explanatory Dictionary

abastardize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stigmatize as a bastard; debase.

Pronunciation

/eɪˈbæs.tɚˌdaɪz/

Word forms

abastardize abastardizes abastardizing abastardized abastardise

Etymology

From Middle French abastardir, from Old French a- + bastart (“bastard”).

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