bastardize vs demoralize

bastardize and demoralize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bastardize	No	No	Yes	No
demoralize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, demoralize is a hypernym of bastardize; that is, demoralize is a word with a broader meaning than bastardize:

bastardize: change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
demoralize: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Other hypernyms of bastardize include corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate.

bastardize (verb)	demoralize (verb)
declare a child to be illegitimate	confuse or put into disorder
change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality