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basilectalize

basilectalize verb: to diverge from the standard form of a language and become a basilect.

Verb

basilectalize (third-person singular simple present basilectalizes, present participle basilectalizing, simple past and past participle basilectalized)

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

Forms of basilectalize

third-person singular presentbasilectalizes
present participlebasilectalizing
past participlebasilectalized
pastbasilectalized

Origin of basilectalize

From basilectal + -ize.

Words formed from basilectalize

Questions about basilectalize

What does basilectalize mean?
Basilectalize means to diverge from the standard form of a language and become a basilect.
What part of speech is basilectalize?
Basilectalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of basilectalize?
The past tense of basilectalize is basilectalized.

Words near basilectalize in the dictionary

  1. basilean
  2. basileans
  3. basilect
  4. basilectal
  5. basilectalization
  6. basilectalize
  7. basilectalized
  8. basilectalizes
  9. basilectalizing
  10. basilectally
  11. basilects

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