Bas·tard·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bastardized (░); p. pr. & vb. n. Bastardizing.]
1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.
The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful wedlock. --Blackstone.
2. To beget out of wedlock. [R.]
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