creolize

[ kree-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),cre·o·lized, cre·o·liz·ing.
  1. to cause (a pidgin or other language) to become a creole language, the evolved native language of a speech community.

verb (used without object),cre·o·lized, cre·o·liz·ing.
  1. to evolve from a pidgin and become a creole language, the evolved native language of a speech community.

Origin of creolize

1
First recorded in 1810–20; Creole + -ize
  • Also especially British, cre·o·lise .

Other words from creolize

  • cre·o·li·za·tion [kree-uh-lahy-zey-shuhn], /ˌkri ə laɪˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun

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