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.
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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.
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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.