decreolize

Questions

How do you pronounce decreolize?

The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈkɹɪəlaɪz/.

What does decreolize mean?

To modify a creole language by removing creole elements and replacing them with standard language forms.

Where does decreolize come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- 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 English decreolize From de- + creolize.

How to pronounce decreolize

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