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to Latinize

to Latinize

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Translate a word or text into Latin
  • verb
  • /ˈlætɪnaɪz/
  • Specialized
: traducir al latín
  • The scholars decided to Latinize the manuscript for use in the Vatican.

Examples

  • Many medieval texts were Latinized to reach a broader scholarly audience.

  • He struggled to Latinize Greek scientific terms during the translation process.

  • Please Latinize this text.

  • Can you Latinize this phrase for me?

  • The translator needed to Latinize the ancient documents for the historical society.

  • Many scholars choose to Latinize names from Greek texts to clarify their meaning.

  • In order to preserve the original meaning, they will Latinize the relevant passages.

Surface Forms

Latinize infinitive
Latinized past
Latinized past participle
Latinizing present participle
Latinizes third person singular

Morphology

Latinize = Latin (transparent) = Latin + ize

This is a regular suffixal verb formation meaning 'make into Latin' or 'render in Latin'.

Etymology

Latinize comes from Latin and the ending -ize, which means 'to make'. It can also mean turning words into the Latin language, so to Latinize a text is to translate it 'into Latin'.