Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - latinize

 verb  (-ized; -izing)  Usage: often capitalized  Date: 1589  transitive verb  1.  a. obsolete to translate into Latin  b. to give a Latin form to  c. to introduce Latinisms into  d. romanize 2  2. to make Latin or Italian in doctrine, ideas, or traits; specifically to cause to resemble the Roman Catholic Church  intransitive verb  1. to use Latinisms  2. to exhibit the influence of the Romans or of the Roman Catholic Church  • latinization noun, often capitalized LATINO  noun  (plural -nos)  Etymology: American Spanish, probably short for latinoamericano Latin American  Date: 1946  1. a native or inhabitant of Latin America  2. a person of Latin-American origin living in the United States  • ~ adjective