Abastardize

//eɪˈbæs.tɚˌdaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

1
To stigmatize as a bastard; debase. obsolete, transitive

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Etymology

From Middle French abastardir, from Old French a- + bastart (“bastard”).

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