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English
Etymology
From Latin + -ize.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæt.ɪn.aɪz/, /ˈlæt.ən.aɪz/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlæt.ɪ.naɪz/, /ˈlæt.ə.naɪz/
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 a 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
Derived terms
Translations
to translate to Latin language
to transliterate to Latin script
— see romanize