Definitions

1. verb

to make something worse or more unpleasant; to corrupt or pervert something.

“The corrupt politician’s actions were accused of bastardising the country’s justice system.”

2. verb

to make a person the bastard of; to declare a person illegitimate.

“The king bastardised the young woman, declaring her child as illegitimate.”

3. verb

to make something of poor quality or inferior.

“The new policy bastardised the original idea, turning it into something watered down.”