English Explanatory Dictionary

recreolize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To modify a language by introducing additional elements of the matrilect.

Word forms

recreolize recreolizes recreolizing recreolized

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- 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 English recreolize From re- + creolize.

Derived words

recreolization
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