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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
latinize \lat"inize\, 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.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
3. to make like the roman catholic church or diffuse its
ideas in; as, to latinize the church of england.
1913 webster
4. to write in the latin alphabet.
syn: romanize.
wordnet 1.5
see also:
latinized latinizing
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
latinize \lat"inize\, v. i.
to use words or phrases borrowed from the latin. --dryden.
1913 webster
2. to come under the influence of the romans, or of the roman
catholic church.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
latinize
v 1: write in the latin alphabet; "many shops in japan now carry
neon signs with romanized names" syn: romanize, romanise,
latinise
2: translate into latin
3: cause to adopt catholicism syn: catholicize, catholicise,
latinise
see also:
romanize romanise latinise catholicize catholicise
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