decreolize

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UK/diːˈkɹɪəlaɪz/

verb

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

OriginEnglish creolize ← French créole ← Spanish criollo →
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Meanings

verbdecreolize (third-person singular simple present decreolizes, present participle decreolizing, simple past and past participle decreolized)

present singular third person decreolizes · participle present decreolizing · participle past decreolized · past decreolized

  1. human sciencesTo modify a creole language by removing creole elements and replacing them with standard language forms.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Portuguesecrioulo
  8. Spanishcriollo
  9. Frenchcréole
  10. EnglishCreole
  11. Englishcreole
  12. Englishcreolize
  13. Englishdecreolize

From de- + creolize.

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APA

decreolize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decreolize

MLA

“decreolize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decreolize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decreolize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decreolize.

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