[ˈlatɪnʌɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give a Latin or Latinate form to (a word)
(e.g: his name was Latinized into Confucius)

- make (a people) conform to the ideas and customs of the ancient Romans, the Latin peoples, or the Latin Church


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Origin:
late 16th century: from late Latin Latinizare, from Latin Latinus (see Latin)