LATINIZING

Verb

latinizing

present participle of latinize

Verb

Latinizing

present participle of Latinize

Source: Wiktionary


LATINIZE

Lat"in*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latinized; p. pr. & vb. n. Latinizing.] Etym: [L. latinizare: cf. F.latiniser.]

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.

Lat"in*ize, v. i.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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