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creolize

/ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cre-olize
IPA
/ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.

verb

To render an imported object 'localised'; to produce variations which give an object a regional flavour.

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.

Inflected Forms

creolizes (present, singular) creolizing (participle, present) creolized (participle, past) creolized (past) creolise (alternative)

Derived Forms

decreolize recreolize

Homonyms

creolise

Questions

How do you pronounce creolize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/.
What does creolize mean?
To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
Where does creolize come from?
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.

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