bastardized

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When I started writing, I was captivated by these myths and how they had become distorted and bastardized.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2023

But it also elides an inconvenient truth about mainstream filmmaking that most screenwriters would prefer go un-emphasized, which is that their craft has always been a bastardized art form.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2023

“Big Ag has co-opted and bastardized every one of our messages,” he said.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

Officials have sort of bastardized the phrasing itself and use it to mean the opposite of what initially meant.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2020

Fearing youthful tongues, Ben and Mary Anne had not allowed the other two to participate in their bastardized version of the ball until this year.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy