Associations to the word «Romanize»

Wiktionary

ROMANIZE, verb. (transitive) to put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet
ROMANIZE, verb. (transitive) (historical) (usually capitalized) to bring under the authority or influence of Rome
ROMANIZE, verb. (ambitransitive) (usually capitalized) to make Roman in character or style
ROMANIZE, verb. (ambitransitive) (usually capitalized) to make Roman Catholic in religion (by conversion), character or style
ROMANIZE, verb. (transitive) to Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms
ROMANIZE, verb. Alternative form of romanize

Dictionary definition

ROMANIZE, verb. Write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats