civilize (redirected from civiliser)

civ·i·lize  (sv-lz)

tr.v. civ·i·lized, civ·i·liz·ing, civ·i·liz·es

1. To raise from barbarism to an enlightened stage of development; bring out of a primitive or savage state.

2. To educate in matters of culture and refinement; make more polished or sophisticated.

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civi·liza·ble adj.

civi·lizer n.

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civilize or -lise

Verb

[-lizing, -lized] or -lising, -lised

1. to bring out of barbarism into a state of civilization

2. to refine, educate, or enlighten

civilized
-lised adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	civilize - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" civilise, school, cultivate, educate, train fine-tune, refine, polish, down - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" sophisticate - make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"
	2.	civilize - raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized" civilise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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civilize

verb cultivate, improve, polish, educate, refine, tame, enlighten, humanize, sophisticate

Translations

civilize

v civilize, civilise [ˈsivilaiz]

to change the ways of (a primitive people) to those found in a more advanced type of society The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.beskaafيُمدِّن، يُحضِّـرцивилизовам(z)civilizovatopdrage; civiliserezivilisierenεκπολιτίζωcivilizartsiviliseerimaمتمدن کردنsivistääciviliserלְתַרבֵּתसभ्य बनानाprosvijetiti, obrazovati, civiliziraticivilizálmembudayakan, memajukansiða, mennta, siðmenntacivilizzare文明化する개화시키다civilizuoti, kultūrinticivilizētmemperadabkanbeschavensivilisere, gjøre dannet/kultivertcywilizowaćcivilizara civilizaцивилизоватьcivilizovaťciviliziraticivilizovaticiviliseraทำให้มีความศิวิไลซ์uygarlaştırmak, medenileştirmek使開化, 使文明цивілізуватиمہذب ہوناkhai hóa使开化, 使文明

n ˌciviliˈzation, *ˌciviliˈsation

1 the act of civilizing, or process or state of being civilized. beskawingتَمْدين، تَحَضُّر، تمدُّنцивилизованеcivilizování, civilizaceciviliseringdie Zivilisationεκπολιτισμόςcivilizacióntsiviliseerimineمتمدن سازیsivistäminen, sivistyscivilisationתַרבּוּתसभ्यताcivilizacija, uljudbacivilizációperadabansiðmenningcivilizzazione教化문명, 교화civilizacijacivilizācijaperadabanbeschavingsivilisasjon, dannelse, kulturcywilizacjacivilizaçãocivilizareцивилизованностьcivilizáciaciviliziranjecivilizovanjecivilisering, civilisationความศิวิไลซ์uygarlaşma, medenîleşme開化цивілізаціяتہذیبsự khai hóa开化

2 a civilized people and their way of life the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece.beskaafdeمَدَنِيَّه، حَضارَهцивилизацияcivilizacecivilisation; kulturdie Kulturπολιτισμόςcivilizacióntsivilisatsioonتمدنsivilisaatiocivilisationתַּרבּוּתִייםसभ्य लोग और उनकी जीवनशैलीcivilizacija, uljudbakultúraperadabansiðmenntuð þjóðciviltà文明문명국 국민들, 문명 (양식)civilizacijacivilizācijatamadunbeschavingsivilisasjon, kulturcywilizacjacivilizaçãocivi­­­lizaţieцивилизацияcivilizáciacivilizacijacivilizacijacivilisation, kulturผู้มีอารยธรรมuygarlık, medeniyet文明культура, цивілізаціяتہذیب یافتہ لوگnền văn minh文明