pidginize
/ˈpɪdʒɪnaɪz/
verb
- To simplify a language or mix it with elements from another language, creating a pidgin.
- Traders would pidginize their speech to make deals with foreign merchants.
- Over time, the workers pidginized the colonial language for daily communication.
- Linguists observed how children can pidginize a language when exposed to multiple tongues.