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latinize

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Verb (transitive)
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Lat=in=ize

CIDE DICTIONARY

latinizev. t. [L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser.].
  •  To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech.  Lowell.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.  [1913 Webster]
  •  to write in the latin alphabet.  [WordNet 1.5]
latinizev. i. 
  •  To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.  Dryden.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

latinize, v. (also -ise)
1 tr. give a Latin or Latinate form to.
2 tr. translate into Latin.
3 tr. make conformable to the ideas, customs, etc., of the ancient Romans, Latin peoples, or Latin Church.
4 intr. use Latin forms, idioms, etc.

Derivative
Latinization n. Latinizer n.
Etymology
LL latinizare (as LATIN)

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