romanize

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Verb romanize has 1 sense

Romanize, Romanise, latinize, latinise - write in the latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names"
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Romanize

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To transcribe a text from a different writing system into the Latin alphabet

Sample Sentence: In order to make the document accessible to a wider audience, they decided to romanize the Japanese text.

Sense 2: To give a Latin character equivalent to a word or name

Sample Sentence: When traveling to foreign countries, it is often helpful to romanize your name for customs and booking purposes.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Pertaining to the city of Rome or its culture

Sample Sentence: She was fascinated by Roman history and art, so she decided to take a course on Romanize culture.