1. present participle of pidginise; to reduce a language to a simplified form, or to create or use a pidgin
Usage: British spelling; American equivalent is 'pidginizing'; linguistics term; often used in academic or descriptive contexts

Examples

• The colonial traders were pidginising the local language to facilitate commerce.
• Linguists study how pidginising occurs when speakers of different languages come into contact.
• The process of pidginising a language typically involves reducing grammar and vocabulary.
• Historical records show pidginising happened rapidly in port cities during the 18th century.
• Some scholars debate whether pidginising is a natural linguistic phenomenon or a symptom of language loss.