Definition of: Latinize

(lat′ən·īz) v. ·ized, ·iz·ing v.t.
1. To translate into Latin.
2. To make Latin in customs, thought, etc.
3. To cause to resemble the Roman Catholic Church, as in dogma or ritual.
4. To transliterate into Latin characters, as a Greek word.
—v.i.
5. To use Latin words, forms, etc. [<L latinizare <Latinus Latin]
—Lat′in·i·za′tion noun
—Lat′in·iz′er noun