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Definition of bastardization

bastardization

/ˌbæs.tɚ.dəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
(UK: bastardisation)
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Plural:bastardizations
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Adjective:bastardized
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bastardization Lexical Profile

bastardization Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

An act or instance of changing something in such a way as to lower its quality or value, typically by adding new or foreign elements; something that has been debased or corrupted in this manner.

Example

"Critics dismissed the film adaptation as a commercialized bastardization of the author's original novel."

2

The legal declaration or process of declaring a person to be of illegitimate birth (historical or archaic).

Example

"The succession crisis led to the formal bastardization of the king's children from his annulled marriage."

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• Rhymes for bastardization

• Nearby Words

bassoonist
bassy
bastard
bastardization
bastardize
baste
baster

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Bastardization. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/bastardization
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