pidginize

/pɪdʒˈdʒaɪnaɪz/

Definitions

1. verb

to make or become a pidgin

“The immigrants to Hawaii had to pidginize to communicate with locals.”

2. verb

to simplify or reduce the complexity of something, especially language

“The teacher tried to pidginize the difficult text for the students’ benefit.”

3. verb

to adopt pidgin in one’s speech or writing

“The linguist decided to pidginize her language to understand the local dialect better.”

Synonyms

  • reduce
  • simplify

Antonyms

  • complicate
  • increase