decreolize
decreolize · decreolizes · decreolized · decreolizing
To modify a creole language by removing creole elements and replacing them with…To modify a creole language by removing creole elements and replacing them with standard language forms.
/diːˈkɹɪəlaɪz/
Meaning
1 sensesTo modify a creole language by removing creole elements and replacing them with standard language forms.
Origin
Portuguese crioulobor.Portuguese crioulobor.
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Forms
decreolizes, decreolizing, decreolized, decreolized| Base form | decreolize · to decreolize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | decreolizes |
| Present participle | decreolizing |
| Past simple | decreolized |
| Past participle | decreolized |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle