v.
Pronunciation: ' kr ē - ə - ˌ l ī z, ' kr ē - ˌ ō -
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: circa 1932
: to cause (a pidginized language) to become a creole in a speech community
– cre · ol · i · za · tion \ ˌ kr ē - ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, ˌ kr ē -( ˌ ) ō - \ noun