According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
ROMANIZE
Romanize, Romanise, Latinize, Latinise
(verb) write in the Latin alphabet; “many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
romanize (third-person singular simple present romanizes, present participle romanizing, simple past and past participle romanized)
(transitive) To put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.
Synonyms: Latinize, transliterate
(transitive, historical, usually, capitalized) To bring under the authority or influence of Rome.
(ambitransitive, usually, capitalized) To make or become Roman in character or style.
(ambitransitive, usually, capitalized) To make or become Roman Catholic in religion (by conversion), character or style.
Synonym: Latinize
(transitive, obsolete) To fill with Latin words or idioms.
Synonym: Latinize
Anagrams
• armozine
Verb
Romanize (third-person singular simple present Romanizes, present participle Romanizing, simple past and past participle Romanized)
Alternative form of romanize
Anagrams
• armozine
Source: Wiktionary
Ro"man*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Romanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Romanizing.]
1. To Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms. [R.] Dryden.
2. To convert to the Roman Catholic religion.
Ro"man*ize, v. i.
1. To use Latin words and idioms. "Apishly Romanizing." Milton.
2. To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes of speech.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
22 February 2025
ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee Trivia
