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pidg⋅in⋅ize

  [pij-uh-nahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -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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pidg·in   (pĭj'ən)   
n.  A simplified form of speech that is usually a mixture of two or more languages, has a rudimentary grammar and vocabulary, is used for communication between groups speaking different languages, and is not spoken as a first or native language. Also called contact language.

[From Pidgin English.]
pidg'in·i·za'tion n., pidg'in·ize' v.
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