abastardize

== English == === Alternative forms === abastardise (UK) === Etymology === From Middle French abastardir, from Old French a- + bastart (“bastard”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /eɪˈbæs.tɚˌdaɪz/ === Verb === abastardize (third-person singular simple present abastardizes, present participle abastardizing, simple past and past participle abastardized) (transitive, obsolete) To stigmatize as a bastard; debase. [Attested from the late 16th century until the late 17th century.] ==== Translations ==== === References ===