colloquialize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

colloquial +‎ -ize

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlaɪz/

Verb

colloquialize (third-person singular simple present colloquializes, present participle colloquializing, simple past and past participle colloquialized)

  1. (transitive) To render colloquial.
    • 1965, John Whitney Hall, Richard King Beardsley, Twelve doors to Japan:
      Some felt that a colloquialized style should be expressed in romanization.

Derived terms
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