bastardises
Ruins through alteration
Bastardises is the British spelling of bastardizes, meaning to debase or corrupt something from its original or pure form.
Standards get bastardised when they're watered down, languages when flooded with foreign borrowings, traditions when commercialised beyond recognition: The sequel bastardises everything that made the original great.
Diminishes in quality
- debasesReduces in value
- pervertsCorrupts or distorts
- vitiatesImpairs or nullifies
- taintsMakes slightly impure
sullies · compromises · undermines · subverts · ruins · warps · besmirches · profanes
Depicts inaccurately or deceptively
- falsifiesAlters to deceive
- twistsRotational bends or turns
- garblesDistorts or confuses
- misconstruesUnderstands incorrectly
warps · mangles · mutilates · travesties · caricatures · disfigures · alters · modifies
Removes perceived rightfulness
- invalidatesMakes no longer binding
- discreditsHarms another's standing
- disownsRejects as relation
- disavowsDenies responsibility or connection
denies · repudiates · dishonors · stigmatizes · shames · taints · brands
degrades
Diminishes in quality
taints · sullies · compromises · undermines · subverts · ruins · warps · besmirches · profanes · cheapens
misrepresents
Depicts inaccurately or deceptively
misconstrues · warps · mangles · mutilates · travesties · caricatures · disfigures · alters · modifies · changes
delegitimizes
Removes perceived rightfulness
- invalidatesMakes no longer binding
- discreditsHarms another's standing
- disownsRejects as relation
disavows · denies · repudiates · dishonors · stigmatizes · shames · taints · brands
bastardisespurifies
Removes unwanted substances
authenticates · preserves · restores · sanctifies · cleanses
bastardiseslegitimises
Makes legally acceptable
validates · authorises · certifies · formalises · ratifies