bastardise

English

Mary I of England, who was bastardized by her father Henry VIII

Etymology

bastard +‎ -ise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæstə(ɹ)daɪz/, /ˈbɑːstə(ɹ)daɪz/

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Verb

bastardise (third-person singular simple present bastardises, present participle bastardising, simple past and past participle bastardised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardize.
   • 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 380:

     ‘I have bastardised both my daughters.’

Anagrams

• bastardies, brassidate