abastardize

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abastardize

  • /eɪˈbæs.tɚˌdaɪz/ US

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

verb abastardizes · abastardizing · abastardized · abastardise

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

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verb to render bastard

Portuguêsabastardar

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@misc{abastardize_2026,
  title = {abastardize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abastardize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}