Latinize vs Romanize - What's the difference?
latinize | romanize |
To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance to a Latin word.
To transliterate something into the characters of the Latin script; to Romanize
To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in.
To put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.
(historical) To bring under the authority or influence of Rome.
To make Roman or Roman Catholic in disposition.
To Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms.
Romanize is a synonym of latinize.
As verbs the difference between latinize and romanize
is that latinize is to translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance to a Latin word while romanize is to put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.latinize
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Alternative forms
* Latinise (non-Oxford British spelling)Verb
(Latiniz)- Guglielmus is the Latinized form of William.
- The Cyrillic letter ? can be Latinized as L.
- to Latinize the Church of England
romanize
English
Alternative forms
* romanise (mainly British)Verb
(romaniz)- (Dryden)