latinize

Other forms of latinize

past tense

latinized·

present participle

latinizing·

third person

latinizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about latinize

What does latinize mean?

latinize means "write in the Latin alphabet". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in latinize?

latinize has 3 syllables: la-ti-nize. The stress falls on "la".

What is another word for latinize?

Close synonyms include Romanize, Romanise, Latinise, catholicize, catholicise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is latinize a common word?

latinize is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.