1. to cause a pidgin language to develop into a creole language with native speakers
Usage: linguistics
2. to blend or mix cultural elements to create something new
Usage: cultural studies

Examples

• The pidgin gradually creolizes as children learn it as their first language.
• Over generations, the trade language creolizes into a full linguistic system.
• The music creolizes different traditions into a unique sound.
• Immigration often creolizes local customs with newcomers’ practices.
• The cuisine creolizes African, European, and indigenous ingredients.
• Urban environments frequently creolize various cultural influences.