latinize

• Ein Wort oder einen Namen ins Lateinische übersetzen oder in die lateinische Form bringen; etwas lateinischen Charakter verleihen.

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.

   Katholizisierung

   • 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.

   Synonymecatholicize

2. Make Latin in form or characterC1formal

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

   Latinisieren

   • 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.