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Latinize
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin.
2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech. "Latinized races." Lowell.
3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. Dryden.
2. To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church.