latinize

• تحويل الكلام أو الكتابة إلى اللغة اللاتينية أو صبغه بالطابع اللاتيني، أو إعطاء شيء ما صورة أو صفة لاتينية، ولا سيما الكلمات والأسماء.

To translate or adapt into Latin, or to give a Latin form or character to something, especially a word or name.

1. Convert to CatholicismC1formal

   To cause a person, group, or region to adopt the Roman Catholic faith or practices.

   تَحْوِيل إلى الكَاثُولِيكِيَّة

   • The missionaries sought to latinize the indigenous population.
   • During the colonial period, many local traditions were suppressed to latinize the culture.
   • The king's decree aimed to latinize the entire region.

   المرادفاتcatholicize

2. Make Latin in form or characterC1formal

   To give a Latin form or character to something, such as a word, name, or custom.

   ألْبَنَ

   • The scholar latinized his name for his academic publications.
   • Many Greek terms were latinized during the Renaissance.
   • The process to latinize the local dialect was gradual.