To undergo or cause the process of becoming creole, especially for languages to blend and form a new mixed language.
From 'creole' plus the suffix '-ize' (to make or become). The verb form emerged in linguistic studies in the 20th century.
When different language groups meet without a shared tongue, they 'creolize' by inventing new grammar rules together—it's like linguistic evolution on fast-forward!
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