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Latinize (Verb)

Meaning 1

Translate into Latin.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The phrase was latinized to make it easier for philosophers to study and discuss it.
  • He attempted to latinize his name by changing John to Ioannes.
  • Scholars have been working to latinize the ancient texts for easier study and reference.
  • The team was tasked with latinizing important phrases for a historical reenactment.
  • Linguists have successfully latinized the phrase, revealing new meanings and interpretations.

Hypernyms

  • Render
  • Interpret

Meaning 2

Write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The company decided to latinize its branding to appeal to a broader international audience.
  • Her name is often latinized as 'Anastasia' in English texts to facilitate easier pronunciation.
  • The city's street signs have been latinized to make navigation simpler for tourists.
  • The language teacher asked her students to latinize their names as part of a cultural exercise.
  • The multinational corporation choose to latinize its product labels for better global recognition.

Synonyms

  • Romanize
  • Latinise
  • Romanise

Hypernyms

  • Transcribe
  • Transliterate

Meaning 3

Cause to adopt Catholicism.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • The Spanish conquistadors sought to latinize the native populations they encountered, imposing their own faith upon them.
  • Their methods of latinizing the indigenous people were often extreme and coercive.
  • The Latin American people were latinized by European colonizers who destroyed their original ways of worship.
  • By destroying the historical texts and dismissing the traditional gods, the missionaries managed to latinize the populations.
  • The conquistadors actively worked to latinize the newly discovered lands by spreading Christianity throughout the territories.

Synonyms

  • Latinise
  • Catholicize
  • Catholicise

Hypernyms

  • Convert
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