ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Romanize

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Romanize is a verb meaning (transitive) To put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.

Meaning

(transitive) To put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.

(transitive, historical, usually capitalized) To bring under the authority or influence of Rome.
(ambitransitive, usually capitalized) To make or become Roman in character or style.
(ambitransitive, usually capitalized) To make or become Roman Catholic in religion (by conversion), character or style.
(transitive, obsolete) To fill with Latin words or idioms.

The author romanizes Chinese names using the Wade–Giles system rather than the Pinyin system.

Some of the Chinese students had difficulty comprehending the need to Romanize the Chinese etymons.

[…] the more primitive times of Protestantism were more leaning to that which Romanizing spirits have called Puritanism.

Long before this period, it [London] was fully romanized, and the customs, manners, buildings, and arts of the conqueror adopted.

Depending on context, synonyms include Latinize, transliterate.

Related dictionary entries include latinize, romanise, transliterate, relatinise, relatinize, pinyinize.

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