bastardize

Verb

• change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
• declare a child to be illegitimate
• To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.
• To reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by removing refined elements or introducing debased elements; to debase.
• To beget out of wedlock.

Examples

• The simplified word processor is a less-functional, bastardized version of the full program.

Synonyms

bastardise, butcher, debase, mongrelize