BASTARDIZES Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

bastardizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of bastardize

as in degrades

to lower in character, dignity, or quality bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste

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Recent Examples of bastardizes Additionally, adding the musical element further bastardizes this tale. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025

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The signal degrades at every step along this journey, and the guessers have to do their best with some pretty warped data.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
This outcome-fixation registers in the brain as a threat, triggering a subtle fight-or-flight state that degrades executive presence.

— Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of degrades

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Remove those resources, and the nominal tax rule remains unchanged while its practical effect weakens.

— Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Prolonged screen time tightens the muscles that support the neck and weakens the deep neck flexors responsible for holding the head aligned over the spine.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of weakens

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Zeus obliges, striking their ship with a thunderbolt that destroys it and kills every member of Odysseus’ crew except the king himself.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Zeus destroys Odysseus’ last ship, killing his crew and leaving Odysseus as the only survivor.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of destroys

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Instead, the new exhibit dilutes the story of slavery by surrounding it with material that has little to do with the President’s House at all, such as biographies of individual Founders and the ins and outs of various constitutional structures.

— John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
The salt dilutes in the water so that the berries won’t absorb any salinity during the brief soak.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Definition of dilutes

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In order to emerge victorious in his quest to bring the World Cup to Mexico, De la Torre debases himself and backstabs shamelessly.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
In a new Instagram post shared on Tuesday, the composer behind the HBO show’s memorable soundtrack described an industry that debases its own art and the people who make it for the sake of consumerism.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026

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