colloquialize

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colloquialise

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlaɪz/

Verb edit

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

(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 edit

colloquialization