v.
Pronunciation: ' la-t ə - ˌ n ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Usage: often cap
Date: 1589
transitive verb
1 a obsolete : to translate into Latin b : to give a Latin form to c : to introduce Latinisms into d : ROMANIZE 2
2 : to make Latin or Italian in doctrine, ideas, or traits specifically : to cause to resemble the Roman Catholic Church
intransitive verb
1 : to use Latinisms
2 : to exhibit the influence of the Romans or of the Roman Catholic Church
– lat · in · i · za · tion \ ˌ la-t ə -n ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, ˌ lat-n ə - \ noun often cap