Definition of "creolize"

creolize

/ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/

verb
third-person singular simple present creolizes, present participle creolizing, simple past and past participle creolized
1. (linguistics) 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.