Latinise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Cause to adopt Catholicism.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The missionaries were sent to latinise the local tribes and bring them under the authority of the Catholic Church.
- In Mexico, the Spanish conquistadors sought to latinise the indigenous populations through conversion and education.
- A key goal of the colonial powers was to latinise the native populations and establish Catholicism as the dominant faith.
- The Catholic Church launched a series of efforts to latinise Eastern Europe and bring it into the Catholic fold.
- During the Spanish Inquisition, many Muslims and Jews were forced to latinise or face persecution and expulsion.