creolized

[ kree-uh-lahyzd ]
/ ˈkri əˌlaɪzd /

adjective

(of a language) formerly a pidgin but now the native language of a group of speakers, with consequent enrichment of the vocabulary by borrowing and creation.

Origin of creolized

First recorded in 1875–80; creolize + -ed2

Words nearby creolized

creole, creole continuum, creole tomato, creole-fish, creolize, creolized, creon, creophagous, creosol, creosote, creosote bush

Definition for creolized (2 of 2)

creolize
[ kree-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈkri əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), cre·o·lized, cre·o·liz·ing.

to render (a language) creolized.

verb (used without object), cre·o·lized, cre·o·liz·ing.

to become creolized.
Also especially British, cre·o·lise.

Origin of creolize

First recorded in 1810–20; Creole + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM creolize

cre·o·li·za·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for creolized

creolized

creolised

/ (ˈkriːəˌlaɪzd) /

adjective

(of a language) incorporating a considerable range of features from one or more unrelated languages, as the result of contact between language communities