1. plural of decreolization; the process by which a creole language gradually loses its creole characteristics and becomes more similar to its lexifier language, typically through contact with speakers of the standard language.
Usage: linguistics; technical term; primarily used in academic and sociolinguistic contexts

Examples

• Linguists have documented several decreolizations in Caribbean English creoles over the past century.
• The decreolizations of Hawaiian Pidgin English reflect increased contact with standard American English.
• Sociolinguists study decreolizations to understand how languages change in multilingual communities.
• Multiple decreolizations occurred simultaneously across different creole-speaking regions.
• The study examined decreolizations in both phonology and grammar of the local creole.