\Lat"in*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Latinized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Latinizing}.] [L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser.]
1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign
   words, in writing Latin.
2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or
   Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins,
   especially in speech. ``Latinized races.'' --Lowell.
3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its
   ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.

\Lat"in*ize\, v. i.
To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. --Dryden.
2. To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman
   Catholic Church.