creolize
/ˈkriːəlaɪz/
verb
- To cause a language to become a creole by mixing with another language.
- Linguists study how children naturally creolize a pidgin into a full language.
- Contact with traders began to creolize the local language over time.
- The colonizers' language started to creolize as it mixed with native tongues.
- To blend elements of different cultures into a new, mixed form.
- The chef likes to creolize traditional dishes by adding spices from around the world.
- Musicians in the region creolize African rhythms with European melodies.
- The artist's work creolizes styles from Asia and the Americas.