verb (used with object) 1.to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
2.to intermix with Latin elements.
3.to translate into Latin.
4.to make Latin-American in character: The influx of Cuban immigrants has Latinized Miami.
verb (used without object) 6.to use words and
phrases from Latin:
He Latinizes in his poetry.
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Also, especially British, Lat·in·ise.
Origin: 1580–90; <
Late Latin latīnīzāre to translate into Latin. See
Latin,
-ize Related forms Lat·in·i·za·tion, noun
de-Lat·in·i·za·tion, noun
half-Lat·in·ized, adjective
un-Lat·in·ized, adjective