creolize
English
Alternative forms
- creolise (UK)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/
Verb
creolize (third-person singular simple present creolizes, present participle creolizing, simple past and past participle creolized)
- (linguistics) To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
- To render an imported object 'localised'; to produce variations which give an object a regional flavour.
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