pidginize

[ pij-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object),pidg·in·ized, pidg·in·iz·ing.

to develop (a language) into a pidgin.

Origin of pidginize

¹

First recorded in 1935–40; pidgin + -ize

Also especially British, pidg·in·ise .

Other words from pidginize

pidg·in·i·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby pidginize

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