Word Meaning

Meaning of latinize

- To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin.
- To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech.
- To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
- To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.
- To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church.