Etymology

bastardize

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Today it means: To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate. Full definition →

English bastard ← Middle English bastard ← Old French bastard
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  1. Latinbastardus
  2. Old Frenchbastard
  3. Middle Englishbastard
  4. Englishbastard
  5. English todaybastardize

From bastard + -ize.

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