| Latin |
a. |
Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language. |
| Latin |
a. |
Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom. |
| Latin |
n. |
A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. |
| Latin |
n. |
The language of the ancient Romans. |
| Latin |
n. |
An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. |
| Latin |
n. |
A member of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Latin |
v. t. |
To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin. |
| Latinism |
n. |
A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model. |
| Latinist |
n. |
One skilled in Latin; a Latin scholar. |
| Latinistic |
a. |
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, Latin; in the Latin style or idiom. |
| Latinitaster |
n. |
One who has but a smattering of Latin. |
| Latinity |
n. |
The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom. |
| Latinization |
n. |
The act or process of Latinizing, as a word, language, or country. |
| Latinize |
v. t. |
To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign words, in writing Latin. |
| Latinize |
v. t. |
To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins, especially in speech. |
| Latinize |
v. t. |
To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England. |
| Latinize |
v. i. |
To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. |
| Latinize |
v. i. |
To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Latinized |
imp. & p. p. |
of Latinize |
| Latinizing |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Latinize |
| Latinly |
adv. |
In the manner of the Latin language; in correct Latin. |
