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”; Latin, -ize

Example Sentences

So, existing names would be condensed to either a single, potentially Latinized, word, or a number or letter.

From Nature

It’s a Latinized name for the hero, Odysseus, in the Homeric epic The Odyssey.

From The Guardian

But if we go down south, then we run into people who are Latinized indigenous people.

From Salon

Since the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus began censusing them in 1735, a bit over two million have been identified and given a Latinized scientific name.

From National Geographic

But today’s New Orleans and its suburbs have been significantly Latinized.

From The Guardian