creolize
verb/ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/
Etymology From creole + -ize.
1
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
2
To render an imported object 'localised'; to produce variations which give an object a regional flavour.
- Derived terms
- decreolize, recreolize