romanize
To put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin alphabetTo put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.
» To me, written Finnish is reminiscent of Romanized Japanese.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.
The author romanizes Chinese names using the Wade–Giles system rather than the Pinyin system.
romanisieren, latinisieren
латинизи́роватьlatinizírovatʹ, романизи́роватьromanizírovatʹ
write in the Latin alphabet
(capitalized, historical, transitive, usually)To bring under the authority or influence of Rome.
romanisieren
(ambitransitive, capitalized, usually)To make or become Roman in character or style.
(ambitransitive, capitalized, usually)To make or become Roman Catholic in religion (by conversion), character or style.
(obsolete, transitive)To fill with Latin words or idioms.
Examples
4 sentencesTo me, written Finnish is reminiscent of Romanized Japanese.
Do you want to Romanize your language? Maybe, you should.
Many Berbers were heavily Romanized from the 2nd century AD on.
Hercules is the Romanized form of the name of the most famous Greek legendary hero, Heracles.
Translations
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Forms
romanizes, romanizing, romanized, romanizedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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