BASTARDIZING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

bastardizing

verb

present participle of bastardize

as in degrading

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

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Germany's Constitutional Court ruled last year that the extradition was unlawful because it could not be guaranteed that the defendant would not be subject to inhumane or degrading treatment in Hungarian custody.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Moscow no longer hopes to win by merely capturing cities, or even by degrading Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

— Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of degrading

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And by engaging with these powerful militaries, the group reinforced its self-image as a major regional player that was uniquely capable of liberating the Muslim world from corrupting American and Israeli influence.

— April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Gadgets with screens of any size have long been allegedly melting, rotting, and/or corrupting the brains of youths for decades.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of corrupting

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Stalter made a statement with her look at the 2025 Emmys, too, subverting the event’s formal dress code.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Ouweleen, who took over the top job following the retirement of longtime leader Mike Lazzo in 2022, stressed that the network retains its commitment to subverting expectations even as formats change.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of subverting

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Figures won election two years ago after a federal court ruled that Alabama had been illegally diluting the voting power of Black Alabamians and ordered new district lines.

— Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, the C-suite led with the name that signaled quality to the widest set of possible consumers (even if execs privately fretted about diluting the good name of HBO with a streaming service featuring thousands of shows of varying quality).

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of diluting

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Deterioration is exacerbated if water reaches the steel rebar, corroding from inside the concrete mass and thereby weakening the integrity of the wall.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Those states’ experiences show that weakening graduation requirements reduces accountability for schools.

— Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of weakening

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It was defined in a United Nations Convention, adopted in the wake of the Holocaust, as acts that are committed with the intention of destroying — in whole or in part — a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Can the product be restored without destroying what still works?

— Christopher Kiggins, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of destroying

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With seven months left in his term, Macron’s approval ratings are near record lows, driven by anger over the rising cost of living and criticism of France’s growing debt and deficit and deteriorating public services.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
In schools, lead can come from deteriorating paint or from old plumbing, where water that sits unused in pipes can pick up lead.

— Rebecca Smullin Dawson, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of deteriorating

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