Meanings
verbdepidginize (third-person singular simple present depidginizes, present participle depidginizing, simple past and past participle depidginized)
present singular third person depidginizes · participle present depidginizing · participle past depidginized · past depidginized
- intransitivehuman sciencesOf a pidgin language, to become the native language of a population.
Origin
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APA
depidginize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depidginize
MLA
“depidginize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depidginize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depidginize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depidginize.
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