abastardize

English

Alternative forms

abastardise (UK)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /eɪˈbæs.tɚˌdaɪz/

Verb

abastardize (third-person singular simple present abastardizes, present participle abastardizing, simple past and past participle abastardized)

(transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase. [Attested from the late 16^th century until the late 17^th century.][1]

Translations

to render bastard

Portuguese: abastardar (pt)

References

“abastardize” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

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[1] “abastardize” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.