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bastardization — astardization n. An act that debases or corrupts. Syn: bastardisation. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bastardization — index bar sinister Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bastardization — (Amer.) n. act that humiliates; corruption of a language; act of declaring a person a bastard (also bastardisation) … English contemporary dictionary
bastardization — bastardize (also bastardise) ► VERB 1) debase by adding new elements. 2) archaic declare (someone) illegitimate. DERIVATIVES bastardization noun … English terms dictionary
bastardization — noun 1. declaring or rendering bastard the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children • Derivationally related forms: ↑bastardize • Hypernyms: ↑declaration 2. an act that debases or corrupts • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bastardization — noun see bastardize … New Collegiate Dictionary
bastardization — See bastardize. * * * … Universalium
bastardization — bas·tard·i·za·tion … English syllables
bastardize — bastardization, n. /bas teuhr duyz /, v., bastardized, izing. v.t. 1. to lower in condition or worth; debase: hybrid works that neither preserve nor bastardize existing art forms. 2. to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard. 3. Australian.… … Universalium
bastardizations — bastardization (Amer.) n. act that humiliates; corruption of a language; act of declaring a person a bastard (also bastardisation) … English contemporary dictionary
