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Romanize
[ roh-muh-nahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- 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)
- to conform to Roman Catholic doctrine and practices; to become Roman Catholic.
- (often lowercase) to follow Roman practices.
Romanize
/ ˈəʊəˌԲɪ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˌdzԾˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- m··tDz noun
- m·e noun
Example Sentences
Korean rice cakes, Romanized as tteok, are a staple ingredient in the country’s cuisine.
“The Presbyterians not only succeeded in Romanizing the spoken Taiwanese language but also provided services such as education and healthcare that other churches did not provide,” she said.
Brands that are neither translated nor Romanized nor transliterated from another language, and which may contain words, or names, that do not seem to refer to the products they sell.
Italian politicians still whisper that they hope that the wild populists governing the country will be Romanized by the conformist establishment.
Zhou Youguang created the Pinyin system of Romanized Chinese, which vastly increased literacy in China and eased the agonies of foreigners studying the language.
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