pidginize

[ pij-uh-nahyz ]

/ ˈpɪdʒ əˌnaɪz /

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

to develop (a language) into a pidgin.

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Nearby words

piddock, pidgeon, pidgin, pidgin english, pidgin sign english, pidginize, pidyon haben, pie, pie cart, pie chart, pie in the sky

Also especially British, pidg·in·ise.

Origin of pidginize

First recorded in 1935–40; pidgin + -ize

Related forms

pidg·in·i·za·tion, noun

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