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    BASTARDIZATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An act that debases or corruptsplay

    Synonyms:

    bastardisation; bastardization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("bastardization" is a kind of...):

    debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))

    Derivation:

    bastardize (change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Declaring or rendering bastardplay

    Example:

    the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("bastardization" is a kind of...):

    declaration (a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written))

    Derivation:

    bastardize (declare a child to be illegitimate)

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