Romanize
[ roh-muh-nahyz ]
/ ˈroʊ məˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), Ro·man·ized, Ro·man·iz·ing.
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.
verb (used without object), Ro·man·ized, Ro·man·iz·ing.
to conform to Roman Catholic doctrine and practices; to become Roman Catholic.
(often lowercase)
to follow Roman practices.
Also
especially British,
Ro·man·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM Romanize
Ro·man·i·za·tion, noun Ro·man·iz·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for romanize
The Romans gave us Christianity and the rudiments of civilization, but their attempts to Romanize us met with little success.
Needlework As Art |Marian AlfordThe church and the nation, however, were strongly Protestant and were soon alarmed by his efforts to Romanize the country.
The attempt in the nineteenth century to Romanize our theories of liability involved a Romanized will-theory of contract.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law |Roscoe Pound
British Dictionary definitions for romanize
Romanize
Romanise
/ (ˈrəʊməˌnaɪz) /
verb
(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