creolise

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/ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/

A form of creolize — To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.

OriginEnglish creole ← French créole ← Spanish criollo →
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Meanings

verbcreolise (third-person singular simple present creolises, present participle creolising, simple past and past participle creolised)

present singular third person creolises · participle present creolising · participle past creolised · past creolised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of creolize.

Origin

  1. Spanishcriollo
  2. Frenchcréole
  3. EnglishCreole
  4. Englishcreole
  5. Englishcreolise

From creole + -ise.

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APA

creolise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creolise

MLA

“creolise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creolise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creolise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creolise.

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