verb
- to corrupt or debase something by making inferior changes to it
Usage: British spelling; transitive
Examples
- The director refused to bastardise his original vision for the film.
- Critics argued that the translation bastardised the poet’s work.
- The company bastardised the traditional recipe to cut costs.
- He felt the modern adaptation bastardised the classic novel.
- The remix bastardised the original song beyond recognition.
- They accused the publisher of bastardising the author’s manuscript.