Word: embastardizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: em
ba
star
di
zing
Definition: Present participle of embastardize
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in, into, on, onto
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: bast
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and used for matting and cord.
Affix: -ard
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ard
Language: fro
Decoded: -ard
Meaning: suffix
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.