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Bastardize

B'ASTARDIZE, v.t. To make or prove to be a bastard; to convict of being a bastard; to declare legally, or decide a person to be illegitimate. The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the child, if born, th...

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B'ASTARDIZE, v.t. To make or prove to be a bastard; to convict of being a bastard; to declare legally, or decide a person to be illegitimate.

The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the child, if born, though not begotten,in lawful wedlock.

2. To beget a bastard.

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