bastardized

Describes something that has been corrupted, debased, or altered in a way that reduces its original quality or authenticity.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt etwas, das verfälscht, verdorben oder so verändert wurde, dass seine ursprüngliche Qualität oder Echtheit gemindert ist.

1. Mixed or hybrid in origin C1 formal

   Deriving from more than one source or style, often implying a lack of purity or authenticity.

   • The artist's style is a bastardized blend of classical and modern techniques.
   • The language spoken there is a bastardized version of the original dialect.
   • Critics argue that the film is a bastardized adaptation of the novel.

   🇩🇪Bastardisierung

   Synonyme: adulteratedblendedcompositecrossbredhybridimpuremixedmongrel

   Antonyme: authenticoriginalpureunmixed

• more bastardized comparative form
• most bastardized superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of corrupting, debasing, or making something impure or inferior, often by introducing foreign or undesirable elements.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bezeichnet, etwas zu verfälschen, zu entwürdigen oder zu verschlechtern, oft durch das Einbringen fremder oder unerwünschter Elemente.

1. Debase or corrupt C1 formal british

   To change something in a way that reduces its quality, value, or integrity, often applied to art, language, or traditions.

   • Some critics argue that commercial interests bastardise true artistic expression.
   • The original dialect was bastardised over centuries of foreign influence.
   • They feared that modern adaptations would bastardise the classic story.

   🇩🇪Verfälschen oder verderben

   Synonyme: cheapencorruptdebasedegradepervertpolluteprostitutetaintvitiate

   Antonyme: elevateennobleimprovepurifyrefine

2. Declare illegitimate C2 formal british

   To formally declare a child to be illegitimate, meaning born to parents not legally married.

   • In medieval times, a lord could bastardise his offspring by refusing recognition.
   • The court's ruling effectively bastardised the heir, stripping him of his title.
   • The document was used to bastardise the child and deny inheritance rights.

   🇩🇪Für unehelich erklären

   Antonyme: legitimatelegitimise

• bastardised past participle
• bastardized past participle
• bastardised past simple
• bastardized past simple
• bastardising present participle
• bastardizing present participle
• bastardises third person singular
• bastardizes third person singular