creolize

verb (used with object)

to render (a language) creolized.

verb (used without object)

to become creolized.

Also, especially British, cre·o·lise.

Origin:
1810–20; Creole + -ize

Related forms

cre·o·li·za·tion, noun

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creolize
verb
develop into a creole; "pidgins often creolize"

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