Colloquialize

//kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To render colloquial. transitive

    "Some felt that a colloquialized style should be expressed in romanization."

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"Some felt that a colloquialized style should be expressed in romanization."

Etymology

From colloquial + -ize.

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