bastardize
verb [T] (UK usually bastardise) /ˈbɑː.stə.daɪz/
/ˈbæs.tɚ-/ Definition
› to change something in a way that makes it fail to represent the values and qualities that it is intended to representDamaging and spoilingDestroying and demolishingChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently bastardized (UK usually bastardised) /ˈbɑː.stə.daɪzd/
/ˈbæs.tɚ-/ adjective › a bastardized form of the word/languageChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently
/ˈbæs.tɚ-/ adjective › a bastardized form of the word/languageChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently(Definition of bastardize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn noun
- alter verb (CHANGE)
- alternate adjective
- alternate verb
- change (your) tack idiom
- convert verb (CHANGE)
- convertible adjective
- fluid adjective (LIKELY TO CHANGE)
- modulate verb (PLAN/PROCESS)
- move the goalposts idiom
- new broom noun
- polymorphous adjective
- rearrange verb
- swing verb (MOVE SIDEWAYS)
- transfigure verb
- transform verb
- transitional adjective
- transmogrify verb
- transmute verb
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