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1. (v.t.) Latinize
to cause to conform to the customs, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
2. Latinize
to intermix with Latin elements.
3. Latinize
to translate into Latin.
4. Latinize
to make Latin-American in character.
5. (v.i.) Latinize
to use words and phrases from Latin.
Etymology: (1945–50, Amer.; < AmerSp, perh. by ellipsis from latinoamericanoLatin-American)
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| Definition of 'latinize' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) Romanize, Romanise, Latinize, Latinise
write in the Latin alphabet
"many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names"
2. (verb) Latinize
translate into Latin
3. (verb) catholicize, catholicise, latinize, latinise
cause to adopt Catholicism
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) latinize
to give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin
2. (verb) latinize
to bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech
3. (verb) latinize
to make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England
4. (verb) latinize
to use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin
5. (verb) latinize
to come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church
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