Thesaurus: bastardize

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1. v. t. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.
2. v. t. To beget out of wedlock.
3. v. change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
4. v. declare a child to be illegitimate
5. 1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate. The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful wedlock. Blackstone. 2. To beget out of wedlock. [R.] Shak.
6. v:100 v. change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms v. declare a child to be illegitimate