romanize
See also: Romanize
English
Verb
romanize (third-person singular simple present romanizes, present participle romanizing, simple past and past participle romanized)
- (transitive) to put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet
- (transitive, historical, usually capitalized) to bring under the authority or influence of Rome
- (transitive, intransitive, usually capitalized) to make or become Roman in character or style
- (transitive, intransitive, usually capitalized) to make or become Roman Catholic in religion (by conversion), character or style
- (transitive) to Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms
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Synonyms
- to Latinize
Translations
to transliterate to the Latin alphabet
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to bring under authority or influence of Rome
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References
- “romanize” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- NOAD, 2nd ed.
Portuguese
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