[syn: catholicize, catholicise, latinize, latinise]
The 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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]