latinize

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: Lat=in=ize

CIDE DICTIONARY

latinize, v. 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]

latinize, v. 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)