Latinize

See also: latinize

English

Alternative forms

• Latinise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

Latin +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

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

Verb

1. (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.

2. (transitive) To transliterate something into the characters of the Latin script; to Romanize

   The Cyrillic letter Л can be Latinized as L.

3. (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)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: latinizar
• Swedish: latinisera (sv)
• Vietnamese: Latinh hóa, Latinh hoá

to transliterate to Latin script — see romanize