latinize

3 definitions found

latinize - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Latinize \Lat"in*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latinized; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Latinizing.] [L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser.]
     1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign
        words, in writing Latin.
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     2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or
        Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins,
        especially in speech. "Latinized races." --Lowell.
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     3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its
        ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
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     4. to write in the latin alphabet.
  
     Syn: Romanize.
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  Latinize \Lat"in*ize\, v. i.
     To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. --Dryden.
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     2. To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman
        Catholic Church.
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latinize - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Latinize
      v 1: write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry
           neon signs with Romanized names" [syn: Romanize,
           Romanise, Latinize, Latinise]
      2: translate into Latin
      3: cause to adopt Catholicism [syn: catholicize,
         catholicise, latinize, latinise]