creolize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

creole + -ize

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/

Verb

creolize (third-person singular simple present creolizes, present participle creolizing, simple past and past participle creolized)

  1. (linguistics) To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
  2. To render an imported object 'localised'; to produce variations which give an object a regional flavour.
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