Re-latinize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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."

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"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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