CREOLIZE

creolize

(verb) develop into a creole; “pidgins often creolize”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

creolize (third-person singular simple present creolizes, present participle creolizing, simple past and past participle creolized)

(linguistics) To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.

To render an imported object 'localised'; to produce variations which give an object a regional flavour.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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