transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈla-tə-ˌnīz ]
verb
( -ized ; -iz·ing )
Usage: often capitalized
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 ˌla-tə-nə-ˈzā-shən, ˌlat-nə- noun , often capitalized