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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Latinize

· Lat·in·ize · IPA /ˈlæt.ɪn.aɪz/
01 v. t. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin.
imp. & p. p. Latinized; p. pr. & vb. n. Latinizing
  1. 1.
    To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin.
  2. 2.
    To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech.
  3. 3.
    To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
  4. 4.
    to write in the latin alphabet.
Syn. Romanize.
02 v. i. To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.
  1. 1.
    To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.
  2. 2.
    To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church.