creolize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/
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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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English creolize From creole + -ize.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| creolise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| creolized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| creolized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| creolizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| creolizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
pt crioulizar (to cause a pidgin language to become a creole) · fr créoliser (to cause a pidgin language to become a creole)