n. [ Cf. F. latinisme. ] A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The term is also sometimes used by Biblical scholars to designate a Latin word in Greek letters, or the Latin sense of a Greek word in the Greek Testament. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. latinitas: cf. F. latinité. ] The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom. “His ele&unr_;ant Latinity.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Latinized p. pr. & vb. n. Latinizing ] [ L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser. ] 1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech. “Latinized races.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. to write in the latin alphabet. Syn. -- Romanize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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