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bastardise en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbɑːstə(ɹ)daɪz/
  • /ˈbæstə(ɹ)daɪz/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin bastardus Old French bastardbor. Middle English bastard English bastard English -ise English bastardise From bastard + -ise.

Meanings

  1. (UK, alt-of, nonstandard) Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardize.
    alt of bastardize
    • ‘I have bastardised both my daughters.’ 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 380:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bastardised Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bastardised Tense=Past lexicographic
bastardising Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bastardises Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

bastardiser