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Definition of Latinize
1. Verb. Write in the Latin alphabet. "Many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names"
2. Verb. Translate into Latin.
3. Verb. Cause to adopt Catholicism.
Generic synonyms: Convert
Derivative terms: Catholicism
Definition of Latinize
1. v. t. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin.
2. v. i. To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.
Definition of Latinize
1. Verb. (transitive) To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance to a Latin word. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To transliterate something into the characters of the Latin script; to Romanize ¹
3. Verb. (nonstandard) Incorrect capitalisation of Latinize. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Latinize
1. to translate into Latin [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Medical Definition of Latinize
1. 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. "Latinised races." 3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England. Origin: L. Latinizare: cf. F.latiniser. To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. 2. To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Latinize
Literary usage of Latinize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Kyd by Thomas Kyd (1901)
"He talks of his enemy as being scarcely able to ' latinize' his neck-verse, ...
It must be admitted that to say of Kyd that he could scarcely latinize his ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1830)
"... fabula;" and will Latinize only in the controverted passage, ... to Latinize
in " the controverted passage." To prove this, a vast deal of learning was ..."
3. An Italian and English Dictionary with Pronunciation and Brief Etymologies by August Hjalmar Edgren, Giuseppe Bico, John Lawrence Gerig (1901)
"latinize. -ní?mo, M.: latinism. -nieta, pl. —íi, M.: latinist, -nità, F.: latinity.
... latinize. ||latí-no [L. -nut], ADJ. ..."
4. The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review by John Henry Newman, James Shergold Boone (1794)
"When a MS. is faid to latinize, the word means, either that it agrees with the
Latin reading ... looms moft plainly to latinize, is John xxi. ..."
5. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"To Latinize, lât'tîn-ize. vn The Latin tongue. To use words or phrases borrowed
from the Latin. To Latinize, lât'tîn-ize. va To give names a Latin ..."
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