Speakur

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bastardise

/ˈbæstə(ɹ)daɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bas-tardise
IPA
/ˈbæstə(ɹ)daɪz/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardize.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin bastardus Old French bastardbor. Middle English bastard English bastard English -ise English bastardise From bastard + -ise.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bastardises (present, singular) bastardising (participle, present) bastardised (participle, past) bastardised (past)

Derived Forms

bastardiser

Synonyms

bastardize

Questions

How do you pronounce bastardise?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæstə(ɹ)daɪz/.
What does bastardise mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardize.
Where does bastardise come from?
Etymology tree Latin bastardus Old French bastardbor. Middle English bastard English bastard English -ise English bastardise From bastard + -ise.

How to pronounce bastardise

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