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Definition of creolize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

creolize

verb

NAmE//ˈkriəˌlaɪz//

creolize something (linguistics)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they creolize

he / she / it creolizes

past simple creolized

-ing form creolizing

to change a language by combining it with a language from another place Creolized forms of Latin were spoken in various parts of Europe.

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creolization

NAmE//ˌkriələɪˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable]See creolize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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