Romanize

[ roh-muh-nahyz ]

/ ˈroʊ məˌnaɪz /

to make Roman Catholic.

(often lowercase) to make Roman in character.

(often lowercase) to render in the Latin alphabet, especially a language traditionally written in a different system, as Chinese or Japanese.

to conform to Roman Catholic doctrine and practices; to become Roman Catholic.

(often lowercase) to follow Roman practices.

Also especially British, Ro·man·ise.

Origin of Romanize

First recorded in 1600–10; Roman + -ize

Ro·man·i·za·tion, noun Ro·man·iz·er, noun

The inhabitants consisted of the Governor and the military officers and Romanised Britons.

The Story of London |Henry B. Wheatley
Romanised in mien, he wants but the flowing toga and sandalled shoon to shine as a centurion.

Original Penny Readings |George Manville Fenn
This will at once be evident if we examine a few words of romanised Japanese.

Plays of Old Japan |Marie C. Stopes
Altogether, Bæda may be taken as a fair specimen of the Romanised Englishman, alike in his strength and in his weakness.

Early Britain |Grant Allen

Celtic religion was Romanised, and if the Druids retained priestly functions, it could only be by their becoming Romanised also.

The Religion of the Ancient Celts |J. A. MacCulloch

Romanize

/ (ˈrəʊməˌnaɪz) /

(tr) to impart a Roman Catholic character to (a ceremony, practice, etc)

(intr) to be converted to Roman Catholicism

(tr) to transcribe or transliterate (a language) into the Roman alphabet

to make Roman in character, allegiance, style, etc

Romanization or Romanisation, noun