creolize
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- creolise (UK)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
[edit]creolize (third-person singular simple present creolizes, present participle creolizing, simple past and past participle creolized)
- (linguistics) To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
- To render an imported object 'localised'; to produce variations which give an object a regional flavour.