Definition of bastardized
: altered from an original in a way that diminishes quality or legitimacy
a movie presenting a bastardized version of a classic novel … the Italian and Chinese restaurants finally rid themselves of their first- and second-generation parochialism and their bastardized dishes tailored to supposed American tastes …— Jay Jacobs
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The first known use of bastardized was in 1611
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