bastardize [verb]

Definition of bastardize:

To reduce from a higher to a lower state; to debase.

Synonyms of bastardize:

● Misdirect

● Deprave

● Pervert

● Demoralise

● Subvert

● Profane

● Vitiate

● Demoralize

● Bastardise

● Debauch

● Debase

● Corrupt


Opposite/Antonyms of bastardize:

● Sacred

● Heavenly

● Pious

● Unworldly

● Holy


Sentence/Example of bastardize:

The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful wedlock.