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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky