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Ro⋅man⋅ize

[roh-muh-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to make Roman Catholic.
2. (often lowercase) to make Roman in character.
3. (often lowercase) to render in the Latin alphabet, esp. a language traditionally written in a different system, as Chinese or Japanese.
–verb (used without object)
4. to conform to Roman Catholic doctrine and practices; to become Roman Catholic.
5. (often lowercase) to follow Roman practices.
Also, especially British, Ro⋅man⋅ise.


Origin:
1600–10; Roman + -ize


Ro⋅man⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
Ro⋅man⋅iz⋅er, noun
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Ro·man·ize   (rō'mə-nīz')   
tr.v.   Ro·man·ized, Ro·man·iz·ing, Ro·man·iz·es
  1. To convert (a person) to Roman Catholicism.

  2. To make Roman in character, allegiance, or style.

  3. often romanize To write or transliterate in the Latin alphabet.

Ro'man·i·za'tion (-mə-nĭ-zā'shən) n.
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