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dastardized

dastardized is the simple past and past participle of dastardize.

Meaning of dastardize

Verb

dastardize (third-person singular simple present dastardizes, present participle dastardizing, simple past and past participle dastardized)

  1. To make cowardly; to intimidate or weaken the spirits of.
    • dastardize my courage1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number)

Questions about dastardized

What is dastardized the simple past and past participle of?
Dastardized is the simple past and past participle of dastardize.

Words near dastardized in the dictionary

  1. dastard
  2. dastarded
  3. dastardies
  4. dastarding
  5. dastardize
  6. dastardized
  7. dastardizes
  8. dastardizing
  9. dastardlier
  10. dastardliest
  11. dastardliness

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