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Webster 1913 Edition
Latinize
Lat′in-ize
,Verb.
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.
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.
3.
To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in;
as, to
. Latinize
the Church of EnglandLat′in-ize
,Verb.
I.
To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.
Dryden.
2.
To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church.
Webster 1828 Edition
Latinize
LAT'INIZE
,Verb.
T.
LAT'INIZE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
Latinize
Latinize
See also: latinize
English
Alternative forms
- Latinise (non-Oxford British spelling)
Verb
Latinize (third-person singular simple present Latinizes, present participle Latinizing, simple past and past participle Latinized)
- (transitive) To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance or form to a Latin word.
- Guglielmus is the Latinized form of William.
- (transitive) To transliterate something into the characters of the Latin script; to Romanize
- The Cyrillic letter Л can be Latinized as L.
- (transitive) To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in.
- to Latinize the Church of England
Related terms
Translations
to translate to Latin language
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to transliterate to Latin script — see romanize
latinize
latinize
See also: Latinize
English
Verb
latinize (third-person singular simple present latinizes, present participle latinizing, simple past and past participle latinized)
- (nonstandard) Alternative letter-case form of Latinize
References
- “latinize” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
Portuguese
Verb
latinize