bastardize vs subvert

bastardize and subvert both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

bastardize (verb)	subvert (verb)
declare a child to be illegitimate	to raze to the ground, also figuratively
change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms	cause the downfall of; of rulers
	destroy property or hinder normal operations
	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality