bastardize

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bas·tard·ize / ˈbastərˌdīz/ • v. [tr.] [often as adj.] (bastardized) corrupt or debase (something such as a language or art form), typically by adding new elements: a strange, bastardized form of French.DERIVATIVES: bas·tard·i·za·tion / ˌbastərdiˈzāshən/ n.

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