LATINIZED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Latinize

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late 16th century: from late Latin Latinizare, from Latin Latinus (see Latin)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈlatɪnʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:

give a Latin or Latinate form to (a word)

Short Definition:

give Latin form to word

Examples:
  • his name was Latinized into Confucius
Definition:

make (a people) conform to the ideas and customs of the ancient Romans, the Latin peoples, or the Latin Church.

Short Definition:

make people conform to Roman or Latin ways

Variant Forms:
  • Latinise

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