bastardizing

verb

Definition of bastardizingnext
present participle of bastardize
as in degrading
to lower in character, dignity, or quality bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bastardizing
  1. degrading
  2. diluting
  3. weakening
  4. destroying
  5. deteriorating
  6. poisoning
Verb
  • These strikes targeted weapons depots, Iranian bases, and key logistical routes, severely degrading Tehran's ability to support its proxies.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • What a degrading finale for Biden’s feeble, forgettable, frequently foolish presidency.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of degrading
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  • Losing sight of the big picture and diluting the purpose of the company is an imminent risk.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, not diluting it at all.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of diluting
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  • One concern Giordano brings up is rapamycin further weakening a person’s immune system.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, stronger enforcement of existing sanctions and the introduction of tariffs on Russian goods, in addition to the goods of its backers — weakening Putin’s grip on power and the Russian economy.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakening
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  • This includes destructive behavior such as chewing and destroying furniture as well as things like howling and barking.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • At its peak, the wildfire that ignited Monday expanded at an alarming rate, consuming an area larger than five football fields per minute and destroying at least seven structures.
    Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroying
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  • In February 1966, after a rapidly deteriorating relationship with the NSW government, Utzon left the project.
    Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In a parallel development, Jordan's Interior Minister Mazin al-Faraya announced the closure of the Naseeb border crossing with Syria due to deteriorating security conditions.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of deteriorating
Verb
  • These are people who are here in this country, who have been murdering, raping, poisoning our citizens.
    NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Environmental, climate and health issues Some in this California beach town insist the Tijuana River is poisoning them.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of poisoning
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