creolize

American  

[kree-uh-lahyz] / ˈkri əˌlaɪz /

especially British, creolise

verb (used with object)

creolized, creolizing

1. to cause (a pidgin or other language) to become a creole language, the evolved native language of a speech community.

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verb (used without object)

creolized, creolizing

1. to evolve from a pidgin and become a creole language, the evolved native language of a speech community.

Other Word Forms

• creolization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of creolize

First recorded in 1810–20; Creole + -ize

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

creolized

English is now the most creolized tongue of all time, spoken in some form by people on every continent.

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