Latinize
To translate something into the Latin languageTo translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance or form to a Latin word.
» English is a heavily Latinized Germanic language.
Englisch ist eine stark latinisierte germanische Sprache. — Yorwba
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3 senses(transitive)To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance or form to a Latin word.
Guglielmus is a Latinized form of William.
latinisieren
translate into Latin
(transitive)To transliterate something into the characters of the Latin script; to Romanize
The Cyrillic letter Л can be Latinized as L.
(transitive)To render or become Roman Catholic in form or style or to diffuse Roman Catholic ideas in something.
to Latinize the Church of England
Examples
4 sentencesEnglish is a heavily Latinized Germanic language.
deEnglisch ist eine stark latinisierte germanische Sprache. — Yorwba
The Romans latinized Gaul.
ruРимляне латинизировали Галлию. — Wezel
deDie Römer haben Gallien latinisiert. — Yorwba
Hercules is the Latinized form of the name of the most famous Greek legendary hero, Heracles.
The word algorithm itself is derived from the 9th-century Persian mathematician Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, Latinized Algoritmi.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin latīnizō. By surface analysis, Latin + -ize.From Latin latīnizō. By surface analysis, Latin + -ize.
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Forms
Latinizes, Latinizing, Latinized, LatinizedSynonyms
5 synonyms- cause to adopt Catholicism:catholicizecatholiciselatinise
- write in the Latin alphabet:RomanizeRomaniseLatinise
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.