Latinize

American  

[lat-n-ahyz] / ˈlæt nˌaɪz /

especially British, Latinise

verb (used with object)

Latinized, Latinizing

1. to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.

2. to intermix with Latin elements.

3. to translate into Latin.

4. to make Latin American in character.

   The influx of Cuban immigrants has Latinized Miami.

5. Romanize.

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verb (used without object)

Latinized, Latinizing

1. to use words and phrases from Latin.

   He Latinizes in his poetry.

Latinize British  

/ ˈlætɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to translate into Latin or Latinisms

2. to transliterate into the Latin alphabet

3. to cause to acquire Latin style or customs

4. to bring Roman Catholic influence to bear upon (the form of religious ceremonies, etc)

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Other Word Forms

• Latinization noun
• Latinizer noun
• de-Latinization noun
• half-Latinized adjective
• un-Latinized adjective

Etymology

Origin of Latinize

First recorded in 1580–90; < Late Latin latīnīzāre “to translate into Latin”; see Latin, -ize

Example Sentences

With the growth of Greek Rite Catholicism in the U. S.�it now numbers 1,000,000 faithful with 300 churches�the Roman hierarchy instituted a subtle campaign to Latinize its conduct.

From Time Magazine Archive

He owed his aristocratic name to the custom, prevalent in those days, to Latinize all vulgar appellations.

From Essays on Scandinavian Literature by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth

He would paganize, Latinize and Mediterraneanize the genius of Europe.

From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by Powys, John Cowper

Why do our scholars-517- Latinize their names of baptism, changing Peter into Pierius, and John into Janus, or Jovianus?

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

Another circumstance contributed to Latinize the German races outside of Germany.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard