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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastardizing
  1. degrading
  2. corrupting
  3. subverting
  4. diluting
  5. perverting
  6. weakening
  7. destroying
  8. deteriorating
Verb
  • Overtourism can be highly problematic for cities, threatening to drive housing crises via short-term rentals, straining infrastructure to the breaking point and degrading local culture.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The material can power reactions such as oxidizing organic molecules, potentially degrading pollutants, sterilizing surfaces, or enabling photocatalytic chemistry to continue later in the dark.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
Definition of degrading
Verb
  • Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • An early discussion about social contracts comes down to us in Plato’s dialogue Crito in which Socrates, condemned to death for allegedly corrupting the youth, refused an offer to escape from prison.
    — George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of corrupting
Verb
  • There must be accountability for Supreme Court justices that have taken part in subverting American democracy.
    — Oliver Adams Larkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • Chronicle is one of the best superhero movies of the modern era, subverting many of the genre’s tropes and character types while indulging the right amount of camp and spectacle (and all under 90 minutes).
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of subverting
Verb
  • Distilling the spirit to proof rather than diluting it allows the agave character and nuances of the production process to take center stage.
    — Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Most experts recommend starting with 15-30 milliliters (mL), or 1-2 tablespoons, and diluting it with a full glass of water or tea.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health, 8 July 2026
Definition of diluting
Verb
  • The trial collapsed after the journalist was found to have tampered with evidence (he was later convicted of perverting the course of justice).
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 June 2026
  • He was also found guilty of perverting the court of justice.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of perverting
Verb
  • The Knesset also recently passed several bills connected with Netanyahu’s attempts to overhaul the judiciary, including increasing government control over broadcast media and weakening the role of the attorney general.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • European commitment is weakening, with record Russian LNG purchases and growing pro-Russian political factions.
    — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of weakening
Verb
  • After flying toward a naval target over the Black Sea, the aircraft launched one of the supersonic missiles from a stand-off distance exceeding 120 kilometers, successfully destroying its target.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigators are probing a destructive fire that ripped through a Sun Valley strip mall early Sunday morning, destroying a beloved family-run market.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of destroying
Verb
  • Due to deteriorating air quality, Philadelphia city officials suspended trash pickup and closed public pools Friday.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • That creative momentum sits against a deteriorating financial picture.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2026
Definition of deteriorating
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