bastardise

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de corromper, degradar ou deturpar algo, geralmente introduzindo elementos estranhos ou indesejados. Pode significar também tornar algo espúrio ou de qualidade inferior.

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

1. Debase or corruptC1formalbritish

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

   Deturpar ou corromper

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscheapencorruptdebasedegradepervertpolluteprostitutetaintvitiate

   Antônimoselevateennobleimprovepurifyrefine

2. Declare illegitimateC2formalbritish

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

   Declarar ilegítimo

   • 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.

   Antônimoslegitimatelegitimise