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decreolize

UK/diːˈkɹɪəlaɪz/

decreolize verb: to modify a creole language by removing creole elements and replacing them with standard language forms.

Verb

decreolize (third-person singular simple present decreolizes, present participle decreolizing, simple past and past participle decreolized)

  1. To modify a creole language by removing creole elements and replacing them with standard language forms.

Forms of decreolize

third-person singular presentdecreolizes
present participledecreolizing
past participledecreolized
pastdecreolized

Origin of decreolize

From de- + creolize.

Questions about decreolize

What does decreolize mean?
Decreolize means to modify a creole language by removing creole elements and replacing them with standard language forms.
What part of speech is decreolize?
Decreolize is a verb.
How do you pronounce decreolize?
Decreolize is pronounced /diːˈkɹɪəlaɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of decreolize?
The past tense of decreolize is decreolized.

Words near decreolize in the dictionary

  1. decreolised
  2. decreolises
  3. decreolising
  4. decreolization
  5. decreolizations
  6. decreolize
  7. decreolized
  8. decreolizes
  9. decreolizing
  10. decrepid
  11. decrepit

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