Re-latinize
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To Latinize again. transitive
"It was Leonardo Bruni (ca. 1369–1444) who had begun the transplantation of the medieval Aristotelian corpus into a Latin conforming to the new humanist standards and hence appealing to a readership educated by humanists. […] Meanwhile, as Bruni's reputation grew, other humanists had begun to re-Latinize Aristotle."
Example
More examples"It was Leonardo Bruni (ca. 1369–1444) who had begun the transplantation of the medieval Aristotelian corpus into a Latin conforming to the new humanist standards and hence appealing to a readership educated by humanists. […] Meanwhile, as Bruni's reputation grew, other humanists had begun to re-Latinize Aristotle."
Etymology
From re- + Latinize.
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