Term: bastardization: an act that debases or corrupts
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: hold: a cell in a jail or prison
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: duck: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: spill: a sudden drop from an upright position
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: reniform leaf: a simple kidney-shaped leaf
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: non prosequitur: a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: methylene chloride: a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: optimist: a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: fuller: a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: smoke: a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: leptomeninges: the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers