Word: decreolizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
cre
o
li
zing
Definition: Present participle of decreolize. To modify a creole language by removing creole elements and replacing them with standard language forms.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: creole
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A lect formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.