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creolize

/ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/

creolize verb: to cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.

Verb

creolize (third-person singular simple present creolizes, present participle creolizing, simple past and past participle creolized)

  1. To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
  2. To render an imported object 'localised'; to produce variations which give an object a regional flavour.

Forms of creolize

third-person singular presentcreolizes
present participlecreolizing
past participlecreolized
pastcreolized
alternative formcreolise

Origin of creolize

From creole + -ize.

Words formed from creolize

Questions about creolize

What does creolize mean?
Creolize means to cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
What part of speech is creolize?
Creolize is a verb.
How do you pronounce creolize?
Creolize is pronounced /ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/.
What is the past tense of creolize?
The past tense of creolize is creolized.

Words near creolize in the dictionary

  1. creolistics
  2. creolists
  3. creolity
  4. creolization
  5. creolizations
  6. creolize
  7. creolized
  8. creolizes
  9. creolizing
  10. creologenic
  11. creology

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