Latinize

• Latinise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Latin +‎ -ize

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæt.ɪn.aɪz/, /ˈlæt.ən.aɪz/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlæt.ɪ.naɪz/, /ˈlæt.ə.naɪz/

Latinize (third-person singular simple present Latinizes, present participle Latinizing, simple past and past participle Latinized)

1. (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.

2. (transitive) To transliterate something into the characters of the Latin script; to Romanize

   The Cyrillic letter Л can be Latinized as L.

3. (transitive) To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in.

   to Latinize the Church of England

• Latinization, Latinisation