Latinize

American  

[lat-n-ahyz] / ˈlæt nˌaɪz /

especially British, Latinise

verb (used with object)

Latinized, Latinizing

1. to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.

2. to intermix with Latin elements.

3. to translate into Latin.

4. to make Latin American in character.

   The influx of Cuban immigrants has Latinized Miami.

5. Romanize.

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verb (used without object)

Latinized, Latinizing

1. to use words and phrases from Latin.

   He Latinizes in his poetry.

Latinize British  

/ ˈlætɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to translate into Latin or Latinisms

2. to transliterate into the Latin alphabet

3. to cause to acquire Latin style or customs

4. to bring Roman Catholic influence to bear upon (the form of religious ceremonies, etc)

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Other Word Forms

• Latinization
  noun
• Latinizer
  noun
• de-Latinization
  noun
• half-Latinized
  adjective
• un-Latinized
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Latinize

First recorded in 1580–90; < Late Latin latīnīzāre “to translate into Latin”; see Latin, -ize

Example Sentences

With the growth of Greek Rite Catholicism in the U. S.�it now numbers 1,000,000 faithful with 300 churches�the Roman hierarchy instituted a subtle campaign to Latinize its conduct.

From Time Magazine Archive

At least, they didn’t try to Latinize things in extraterrestrial zoology any more.

From Little Fuzzy by Piper, H. Beam

I should be sorry if Canadians ever began to Latinize their sentences, to "can" their speech and pickle it in the vinegar pedantry of the peeved study-chair critic.

From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

He would paganize, Latinize and Mediterraneanize the genius of Europe.

From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by Powys, John Cowper

Another circumstance contributed to Latinize the German races outside of Germany.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard