dastardize

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verb

To make cowardly; to intimidate or weaken the spirits of.

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Meanings

verbdastardize (third-person singular simple present dastardizes, present participle dastardizing, simple past and past participle dastardized)

present singular third person dastardizes · participle present dastardizing · participle past dastardized · past dastardized

  1. To make cowardly; to intimidate or weaken the spirits of.

    dastardize my courage

    1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
browbeatbuffalobullycowdriveintimidate

Origin

From dastard + -ize.

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APA

dastardize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dastardize

MLA

“dastardize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dastardize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dastardize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dastardize.

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