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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ro•man•ize (rō′mə nīz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. - Slang Termsto make Roman Catholic.
- (often l.c.) to make Roman in character.
- Linguistics(often l.c.) to render in the Latin alphabet, esp. a language traditionally written in a different system, as Chinese or Japanese.
v.i. - Slang Termsto conform to Roman Catholic doctrine and practices;
to become Roman Catholic. - (often l.c.) to follow Roman practices.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] Ro′man•ise′. Ro′man•i•za′tion, n. Ro′man•iz′er, n. |