- bastardise
- bastardise \bastardise\ v. t. Same as {bastardize}. [chiefly Brit.] [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bastardise
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bastardise — Bastardise. s. f. Qualité de bastard. La bastardise exclut de toute succession en France … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
bastardise — (Brit.) v. declare a child a bastard; corrupt a language; humiliate (also bastardize) … English contemporary dictionary
bastardise — British variant of bastardize … New Collegiate Dictionary
bastardise — /ˈbastədaɪz / (say bahstuhduyz) verb (t) (bastardised, bastardising) 1. to debase; adulterate: *In such circumstances, where a word has become so bastardized, it is often advisable to stop using it altogether lest the serious import it originally …
bastardise — verb 1. change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms • Syn: ↑bastardize • Derivationally related forms: ↑bastardisation, ↑bastard, ↑bastardization (for: ↑bastardize), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bastardises — bastardise (Brit.) v. declare a child a bastard; corrupt a language; humiliate (also bastardize) … English contemporary dictionary
bastardising — bastardise (Brit.) v. declare a child a bastard; corrupt a language; humiliate (also bastardize) … English contemporary dictionary
bâtardise — [ batardiz ] n. f. • 1550; de bâtard ♦ État de bâtard. ● bâtardise nom féminin État de bâtard. bâtardise n. f. état de celui qui est bâtard. ⇒BÂTARDISE, subst. fém. État de bâtard : • 1. ... enfant naturel d un grand médecin anglais et d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bastardize — Bas tard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bastardized} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bastardizing}.] 1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate. [1913 Webster] The law is so indulgent as not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bastardized — Bastardize Bas tard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bastardized} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bastardizing}.] 1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate. [1913 Webster] The law is so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
