Latinize

//ˈlæt.ɪn.aɪz// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance or form to a Latin word. transitive

    "Guglielmus is a Latinized form of William."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Latinize. alt-of, nonstandard

    "But Theophrastus a Philoſopher ſo delicate, ſo modeft and ſo wife, was he not forced by reaſon, to dare to vtter this verſe, latinized by Cicero: / Vitam regit fortuna non ſapientia. / Fortune our life doth rule, / Not wiſedome of the ſchoole."

  3. 3
    cause to adopt Catholicism wordnet
  4. 4
    To transliterate something into the characters of the Latin script; to Romanize transitive

    "The Cyrillic letter Л can be Latinized as L."

  5. 5
    translate into Latin wordnet
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  1. 6
    To render or become Roman Catholic in form or style or to diffuse Roman Catholic ideas in something. transitive

    "to Latinize the Church of England"

  2. 7
    write in the Latin alphabet wordnet

Synonyms

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catholicisecatholicizecatholicizelatiniseromaniseromanize

Example

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"Guglielmus is a Latinized form of William."

Etymology

From Latin latīnizō. By surface analysis, Latin + -ize.

Related phrases

re-Latinizeroman catholic

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