Latinize
Pronunciation : Lat"in*ize
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. latinizare: cf. F.latiniser.]
Definition : 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. "Latinized races." Lowell.
3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
t. [imp. & p. p. Latinized; p. pr. & vb. n. Latinizing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lat"in*ize
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. Dryden.
2. To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913