1. to cause a language to develop into a creole through contact with other languages
Usage: linguistics; British spelling
2. to adopt or blend cultural elements from different ethnic groups, especially in colonial contexts
Usage: cultural studies

Examples

• The plantation communities helped creolise the local dialect over several generations.
• Trade routes often creolise languages through constant contact between speakers.
• Colonial societies tend to creolise their cultural practices over time.
• The port city’s diverse population began to creolise their musical traditions.
• Linguists study how languages creolise in multilingual environments.
• The island’s cuisine was creolised through centuries of cultural exchange.