colloquialize
English
Alternative forms
- colloquialise
Etymology
colloquial + -ize
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlaɪz/
Verb
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.
- 1965, John Whitney Hall, Richard King Beardsley, Twelve doors to Japan
Derived terms
- colloquialization