1. to reduce (a language) to a simplified form with limited vocabulary and grammar, typically used for basic communication between speakers of different languages
Usage: chiefly British spelling; American spelling is 'pidginize'; often used in linguistics and language studies
2. to express or communicate in pidgin
Usage: less common usage

Examples

• The colonial traders pidginised English to facilitate commerce with local populations.
• Linguists study how languages pidginise when speakers from different linguistic backgrounds interact.
• The vocabulary was pidginised to make it accessible to non-native speakers.
• Over time, the complex grammar rules were pidginised into simpler structures.
• Merchants pidginised their speech to communicate more effectively in the marketplace.