Civilize
11civilize — verb ( lized; lizing) Date: 1601 transitive verb 1. to cause to develop out of a primitive state; especially to bring to a technically advanced and rationally ordered stage of cultural …
12civilize — civilizable, adj. civilizatory /siv euh luy zeuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. civilizer, n. /siv euh luyz /, v.t., civilized, civilizing. to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten;… …
13civilize — Synonyms and related words: acculturate, advance, ameliorate, amend, anthropomorphize, better, boost, bring forward, broaden, broaden the mind, catechize, demonstrate, direct, domesticate, edify, educate, elevate, emend, enhance, enlighten,… …
14civilize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. educate, cultivate, refine; reclaim, enlighten. See improvement, courtesy, fashion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enlighten, cultivate, enrich, reclaim, refine, render civil, acculturate, polish,… …
15civilize — civ|i|lize also civilise BrE [ˈsıvəl aız] v [T] 1.) to influence someone s behaviour, making or teaching them to act in a more sensible or gentle way ▪ Andrea was a great civilizing influence on her husband. 2.) to improve a society so that it is …
16civilize — civ|i|lize [ sıvı,laız ] verb transitive 1. ) to make someone behave in a more polite and reasonable way 2. ) OLD FASHIONED to help a society to develop its culture and institutions …
17civilize — or civilise verb 1》 [usu. as adjective civilized] bring to an advanced stage of social development. 2》 [as adjective civilized] polite and good mannered. Derivatives civilizable adjective civilizer noun …
18civilize — v. a. Refine, cultivate, educate, polish, enlighten, improve, humanize, reclaim from barbarism …
19civilize — also ise BrE verb (T) BrE often humorous to make someone behave in a more sensible or gentle way: men who need to be domesticated and civilized …
20civilize — v 1. tame, domesticate, humanize, unbar barize, acculturize, acculturate, socialize, indoctrinate, inculcate; shape, mold, form; educate, school, instruct, teach, tutor, train, coach, break in, teach [s.o.] manners, show [s.o.] how to act. 2.… …
