romanize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb write in the Latin alphabet
    Romanise; Latinise; Latinize.
    • many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names

WordNet

Ro"man*ize transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Romanized ; present participle & verbal noun Romanizing
Definitions
  1. To Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms. R. Dryden.
  2. To convert to the Roman Catholic religion.
Ro"man*ize intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To use Latin words and idioms. "Apishly Romanizing." Milton.
  2. To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes of speech.

Webster 1913