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creolizing

creolizing is the present participle and gerund of creolize.

Meaning of creolize

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.

Questions about creolizing

What is creolizing the present participle and gerund of?
Creolizing is the present participle and gerund of creolize.

Words near creolizing in the dictionary

  1. creolization
  2. creolizations
  3. creolize
  4. creolized
  5. creolizes
  6. creolizing
  7. creologenic
  8. creology
  9. creoloid
  10. creoloids
  11. Creon

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