pidginize

 [pij-uh-nahyz]  

pidg·in·ize

   [pij-uh-nahyz]
verb (used with object), pidg·in·ized, pidg·in·iz·ing.
to develop (a language) into a pidgin.
Also, especially British, pidg·in·ise.

Origin:
1935–40; pidgin + -ize

Related forms
pidg·in·i·za·tion, noun
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