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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In 1963, Gloria Steinem went undercover for a journalism assignment as a Playboy bunny, exposing degrading working conditions that forced policy changes.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
While some look at this aesthetic as idealizing a time where women had fewer rights and independence, many trad wives do not think their roles are degrading.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of degrading

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Instead, in trying to explain what made both Murdoch and Lamb tick in those early days, Boyle and Graham show us just how intoxicating and corrupting this kind of success can be.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
The Apology is Plato’s version of the speech of self-defense Socrates gives when he is tried by the city of Athens for corrupting the youth and not believing in the gods.

— Agnes Callard, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of corrupting

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By subverting Musk’s favorite tropes of video gaming and simulations, the film conveys the dangers of becoming like the Game Master in Ready Player One.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Bangladeshi cinema has been equally insistent on subverting patriarchal stereotypes.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of subverting

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Making Shakespeare’s plays accessible is a noble goal, but there are other ways to go about this beyond modernizing the text and diluting its lyrical beauty and nuance.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Some of the old guard accused Kılıçdaroğlu of diluting the party’s values.

— Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of diluting

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If superconductivity in magic-angle graphene were primarily driven by phonons, or vibrations of the atomic lattice, weakening Coulomb interactions would be expected to leave the effect largely unchanged or even strengthen it slightly.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Caterpillar carries a weakening relative strength score of just 4 out of 10 versus the S & P 500.

— Tony Zhang, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of weakening

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But even with its new foundation and sweeping ceiling, the history of the old, deteriorating barn won’t be lost.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
In the four months before killing her three children and attempting to kill herself, Lindsay Clancy desperately sought help for her deteriorating mental condition.

— Tara Bannow, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of deteriorating

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