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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.

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

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