bastardized

verb

Definition of bastardizednext
past tense of bastardize
as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste

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Recent Examples of bastardized But, like all good things, it has been bastardized to the point of not being worth your time. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 Our ideals have been bastardized. — William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026 Short’s personality and complexity, attributes long discarded as her life became bastardized, stand in stark contrast to the inhumanity of her death. — Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026 The events meant to bring us together, like the Super Bowl or March Madness, have been bastardized into vehicles for ruinous addiction. — MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastardized
  1. degraded
  2. corrupted
  3. perverted
  4. subverted
  5. weakened
  6. diluted
  7. poisoned
  8. deteriorated
Verb
  • Iran has been degraded by over 13,000 strikes, but has survived and reconstituted, rather than suffering a mortal blow.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Preserving the forests that remain, while restoring those that have been degraded, may ultimately prove far more valuable than chasing ever-larger tree-planting targets alone.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of degraded
Verb
  • The unsightly mushroom could have corrupted her maids’ morals, or even their health.
    — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
  • If religion is corrupted by breaking down the wall of separation, much the same is true of the state.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of corrupted
Verb
  • More important to Bernstein is what that lust reveals about her characters’ deepest needs, specifically how their need to care and be cared for can be as easily perverted as any other form of desire.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • Georgia Bernstein’s unsettling directorial debut focuses on how warped and perverted those desires become when they’re taken to their insatiable extremes.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of perverted
Verb
  • Ireland sought to slow down the match but New Zealand subverted that tactic, forcing turnovers and kicking only sparingly.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • The Sedition Act of 1918, which subverted the Bill of Rights, imposed penalties for anti-government expression.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of subverted
Verb
  • Researchers, educators, and policymakers questioned whether broadcasting encouraged juvenile delinquency, weakened family relationships, and gave governments and media organizations unprecedented influence over public opinion.
    — Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Hochul, who weakened the state’s climate goals and signed off on new gas pipelines, is again an example.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • Liquid fertilizers diluted in water and applied when watering are quick to supply nutrients to plants, but need to be reapplied more often.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • Heavy rains that reached over a foot in some locations during the July 4 holiday weekend initially diluted nitrate levels, CIWW said, dropping them to 4 milligrams per liter in the Raccoon River.
    — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026
Definition of diluted
Verb
  • But is there any guarantee that Francesco was not also poisoned?
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Michael seemed to be saying that by admitting her dishonesty, Ethel would have ruined their childhood and poisoned any prospect of a future relationship with her.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Definition of poisoned
Verb
  • The relationship between Cassidy and Kennedy has deteriorated after Cassidy criticized Kennedy’s vaccine policies.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 15 July 2026
  • What began as a low-level juvenile case became five years in secure custody as his behavior deteriorated and new charges accumulated.
    — Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of deteriorated

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