babelize

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To confuse by mixing or mingling divergent or distinct languages or cultures.

Examples

“And if we want ⟳ to speak ⟳ upon our return ⟳ of what we have ⟳ learned there, to speak ⟳ in our language perforce loses the life of their thoughts, but to speak ⟳ in their language is to babelize in our own ⟳ world.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

babelized babelizes babelizing babied babied up babies

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