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Definition of creolize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

creolize

verb
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪz/,
 
/ˈkrɪəlaɪz/
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪz/
(British English also creolise)
(linguistics)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they creolize
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪz/,
 
/ˈkrɪəlaɪz/
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪz/
he / she / it creolizes
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪzɪz/,
 
/ˈkrɪəlaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪzɪz/
past simple creolized
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪzd/,
 
/ˈkrɪəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪzd/
past participle creolized
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪzd/,
 
/ˈkrɪəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪzd/
-ing form creolizing
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪzɪŋ/,
 
/ˈkrɪəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈkriːəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. creolize something to change a language by combining it with a language from another place
    • Creolized forms of Latin were spoken in various parts of Europe.
See creolize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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