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civilize
[siv-uh-lahyz]
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine.
Rome civilized the barbarians.
Synonyms: , , , ,
civilize
/ Ė²õÉŖ±¹ÉŖĖ±ō²¹ÉŖ³ś /
verb
to bring out of savagery or barbarism into a state characteristic of civilization
to refine, educate, or enlighten
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- civilizable adjective
- civilizatory adjective
- civilizer noun
- decivilize verb (used with object)
- noncivilizable adjective
- overcivilize verb
- uncivilizable adjective
- uncivilize verb (used with object)
- Ė³¦¾±±¹¾±Ė±ō¾±³ś²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
- Ė³¦¾±±¹¾±Ė±ō¾±³ś±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The American president is no āordinary adversaryā who can be wined, dined and reasoned with, he said, but someone who āstands far outside the bounds of diplomacy and the rule of law between civilized nations.ā
This push and pull between wilderness and civilized life, or wildness versus timidity, has preoccupied Brown for the duration of his career, and it is what brought Brown to his robot.
He was used to producing Genesis and other civilized, well-behaved, respectful musicians not to be stuck on an island with three aā going at it.
In surrendering their dignity and self-respect by kowtowing to Trump, he gives them something in return: a permission slip to break the moral code of civilized society.
This wild and impolitic work startled civilized Parisian salons with what sounded like sheer ugliness.
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