| v. t. | 1. | To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin. |
| 2. | To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech. | |
| 3. | To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; | |
| 4. | to write in the latin alphabet. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. |
| 2. | To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Verb | 1. | latinize - write in the latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" |
| 2. | latinize - translate into Latin | |
| 3. | latinize - cause to adopt catholicism |
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