The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dastardize
Dastardize \Das"tard*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dastardized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Dastardizing.]
To make cowardly; to intimidate; to dispirit; as, to
dastardize my courage.
--Dryden.
Wiktionary
dastardize
vb. To make cowardly; to intimidate or dispirit.