Latinize

See also: latinize

English

Alternative forms

Latinise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

Latin +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæt.ɪn.aɪz/, /ˈlæt.ən.aɪz/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlæt.ɪ.naɪz/, /ˈlæt.ə.naɪz/

Verb

Latinize (third-person singular simple present Latinizes, present participle Latinizing, simple past and past participle Latinized)

(transitive) To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance or form to a Latin word.
Guglielmus is a Latinized form of William.
(transitive) To transliterate something into the characters of the Latin script; to Romanize
The Cyrillic letter Л can be Latinized as L.
(transitive) To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in.
to Latinize the Church of England

Related terms

Latinization, Latinisation

Translations

to translate to Latin language

Catalan: llatinitzar (ca)
Finnish: latinantaa (to translate); latinalaistaa (to make a word similar in appearance or form to a Latin word)
German: latinisieren (de)

Portuguese: latinizar
Swedish: latinisera (sv)
Vietnamese: Latinh hóa, Latinh hoá

to transliterate to Latin script — see romanize