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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.


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Etymology

Origin of pidginize

First recorded in 1935–40; pidgin + -ize


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