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Synonyms of bastardize

14 similar words

Another word for bastardize is dilute. Other synonyms of bastardize are corrupt, butcher and debase.

Synonyms and similar words for bastardize

verbTo reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by removing refined elements or introducing...

  • butcherTo mess up hopelessly; to botch; to distort beyond recognition.
  • debaseTo lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
  • mongrelize
  • sophisticateTo alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention...
  • adulterate
  • adulterizeTo adulterate.
  • alloyTo impair or debase by mixture.
  • corruptTo debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
  • diluteTo weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
  • abase obsoleteTo lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
  • adulter rareTo pollute something; to adulterate.
  • balderdash archaicTo mix or adulterate.
  • dash datedTo mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
  • embase archaicTo lower the value of (a coin, commodity etc.); to debase (a coin) with alloy.

Meaning of bastardize

  1. verb To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.
  2. verb To reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by removing refined elements or introducing debased elements; to debase.
  3. verb To beget out of wedlock.

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Questions about synonyms of bastardize

What is another word for bastardize?
Bastardize has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dilute, corrupt, butcher and debase.
What does bastardize mean?
Bastardize means to claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.

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