creolize

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verb

cre·​ol·​ize ˈkrē-ə-ˌlīz 

ˈkrē-ˌō-

creolized; creolizing

transitive verb

: to cause (a pidginized language) to become a creole in a speech community

creolization

ˌkrē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌkrē-(ˌ)ō-

noun

creolization

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noun

cre·​ol·​i·​za·​tion ˌkrē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌkrē-(ˌ)ō-, 

-ˌlī-ˈzā-

plural -s

: the act or process of creolizing

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1833, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for creolize

• advise
• applies
• apprise
• arise
• assize
• baptize
• belies
• bitwise
• capsize
• chastise
• chordwise
• clockwise