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depidginize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-pidginize
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a pidgin language, to become the native language of a population.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From de- + pidginize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

depidginizes (present, singular) depidginizing (participle, present) depidginized (participle, past) depidginized (past)

Derived Forms

depidginization

Frequently Paired Words

decreolize

Questions

What does depidginize mean?
Of a pidgin language, to become the native language of a population.
Where does depidginize come from?
From de- + pidginize.

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