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pidginize

American  
[pij-uh-nahyz] / ˈpɪdʒ əˌnaɪz /
especially British, pidginise

verb (used with object)

pidginized, pidginizing

  1. to develop (a language) into a pidgin.

Other Word Forms

  • pidginization noun

Etymology

Origin of pidginize

First recorded in 1935–40; pidgin + -ize

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