basilectalize

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English

Etymology

From basilectal +‎ -ize.

Verb

basilectalize (third-person singular simple present basilectaliz, present participle ing, simple past and past participle basilectalized)

  1. (linguistics) To diverge from the standard form of a language and become a basilect.

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