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creolized: Meaning and Definition of

cre•o•lized

Pronunciation: (krē'u-līzd"), [key]
— adj.
  1. (of a language) formerly a pidgin but now the native language of a group of speakers, with consequent enrichment of the vocabulary by borrowing and creation.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
creolize Creon
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