romanize
About 0.01 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.
The author romanizes Chinese names using the Wade–Giles system rather than the Pinyin system.
- verb To bring under the authority or influence of Rome.
- verb To make or become Roman in character or style.
- verb To make or become Roman Catholic in religion (by conversion), character or style.
- verb To fill with Latin words or idioms.
Similar words
latinize latinise romanise transliterate re-latinize relatinise cyrillicize romanianize relatinize re-latinise
Often followed by
the our chinese
Word family
Romanization Romanizations Romanize Romanized Romanizes Romanizing romanization romanizations romanized romanizes
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