to lower in condition or worth; debase

hybrid works that neither preserve nor bastardize existing art forms.

to declare or prove (someone) to be a bastard.

Australian . to harass or humiliate as part of initiation into a college or regiment.

to become debased.

verb

appreciate , praise , value

verb

adulterate , bestialize , brutalize , corrupt , debauch , declare illegitimate , degrade , demoralize , deprave , pervert , vitiate , warp , animalize , canker , debase , stain