romanize

• POS: Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: Ro=man=ize

CIDE DICTIONARY

romanize, v. t. 

•  To Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms.  Dryden.  [1913 Webster]
•  To convert to the Roman Catholic religion.  [1913 Webster]

romanize, v. i. 

•  To use Latin words and idioms.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]
•  To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes of speech.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

romanize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 make Roman or Roman Catholic in character.
2 put into the Roman alphabet or into roman type.

Derivative

romanization n.