Associations to the word «Latinize»

Wiktionary

LATINIZE, verb. (transitive) To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance to a Latin word.
LATINIZE, verb. (transitive) To transliterate something into the characters of the Latin script; to Romanize
LATINIZE, verb. (transitive) To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in.
LATINIZE, verb. (nonstandard) Alternative letter-case form of Latinize

Dictionary definition

LATINIZE, verb. Write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names".
LATINIZE, verb. Translate into Latin.
LATINIZE, verb. Cause to adopt Catholicism.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.