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creolize — [krē′ə līz΄] vt. creolized, creolizing to cause (a pidgin) to develop into a CREOLE (n. 5) vi. to develop into a CREOLE (n. 5) creolization n … English World dictionary
creolize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: circa 1932 to cause (a pidginized language) to become a creole in a speech community • creolization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
creolize — verb /ˈkriːəlaɪz/ a) To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole. b) To render an imported object localised; to produce variations which give an object a regional flavour … Wiktionary
creolize — or creolise kri:ə(ʊ)lʌɪz, krɪɒl verb transform (a language) into a Creole. Derivatives creolization zeɪʃ(ə)n noun … English new terms dictionary
creolize — cre·ol·ize … English syllables
creolize — cre•o•lize [[t]ˈkri əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. lized, liz•ing ling. to develop (a language) into a creole • Etymology: 1810–20 cre o•li•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
creolize — v.tr. (also ise) form a Creole from (another language). Derivatives: creolization n … Useful english dictionary
creolise — British variant of creolize … New Collegiate Dictionary
creolization — noun see creolize … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chinook Jargon — chinuk wawa, wawa, chinook lelang, lelang Spoken in Canada, United States Region Pacific Northwest (Interior and Coast) Native speakers – Language fami … Wikipedia
