bastardize vs profane

bastardize is not an adjective while profane is an adjective.

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

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

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

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

bastardize (adjective)	profane (adjective)
	not concerned with or devoted to religion
	characterized by profanity or cursing
	grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
	not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

bastardize (verb)	profane (verb)
declare a child to be illegitimate	violate the sacred character of a place or language
change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality