latinize

• 将某物翻译或改写成拉丁语，或使某物（尤指词语或名称）具有拉丁语的形式或特征。

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.

   使天主教化

   • 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.

   同义词catholicize

2. Make Latin in form or characterC1formal

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

   拉丁化

   • 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.