Meaning & use
bastardization
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The act of corrupting or debasing something, especially by changing it from its original or pure form.
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Critics called the remake a bastardization of the original novel.
Linguists study the bastardization of Latin into the modern Romance languages.
A note on using this word
Though it derives from "bastard," in modern usage "bastardization" almost always refers to the corruption of an idea, work, or language rather than to birth status.
Words with a similar meaning
corruptiondebasement
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Words with an opposite meaning
purification
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