romanize

verb

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ro·man·ize | \ ˈrō-mə-ˌnīz

romanized; romanizing

Definition of romanize

transitive verb

1 often capitalized : to make Roman in character

2 : to write or print (something, such as a language) in the Latin alphabet romanize Chinese

3 capitalized

a : to convert to Roman Catholicism

b : to give a Roman Catholic character to

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Examples of romanize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The most common method used pinyin, the system of romanized spelling for Mandarin that Chinese students learn in school. — Mara Hvistendahl, Wired, 18 May 2020 Goo, romanized by the star as Koo and also known professionally as GUHARA, was one of the K-pop world’s most prominent female stars and also popular in Japan after rising to fame as part of girl group KARA. — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2019

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