English Explanatory Dictionary

creolize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
  2. To render an imported object 'localised'; to produce variations which give an object a regional flavour.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-creolize.wav

Word forms

creolize creolizes creolizing creolized creolise

Etymology

Etymology tree Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English creolize From creole + -ize.

Derived words

decreolize recreolize
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