Synonyms & related words for bastardise

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Words related to bastardise

Explore words related to bastardise — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include bastardize, bastardization, debase, adulterate, befoul, besmirch, deprave, vitiate. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does bastardise come from?

The word bastardise breaks down into 2 roots of Medieval Latin and Greek origin: bastard, from Medieval Latin bastardus (“illegitimate child”); and -ise, from Greek -izein (“to make”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.