civilize

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, civilise [ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪz]

vb (tr)

1. to bring out of savagery or barbarism into a state characteristic of civilization

2. to refine, educate, or enlighten

civilizable , civilisable adj

civilizer , civiliser n

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 The missionaries exacted a heavy price in labour from the natives they presumed to enlighten and civilize.

Translations

civilize [ˈsɪvɪlaɪz] VT → civilizar

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civilize [ˈsɪvɪlaɪz] civilise (British) vt [+ person, society] → civiliser

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civilize

vt → zivilisieren; person also → Kultur beibringen (+dat)

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civilize [ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪz] vt → civilizzare

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civilize [ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪz] vt → civilizzare

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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. beskaaf يُمدِّن، يُحضِّـر цивилизовам (z)civilizovat opdrage; civilisere zivilisieren εκπολιτίζω civilizar tsiviliseerima متمدن کردن sivistää civiliser לְתַרבֵּת सभ्य बनाना prosvijetiti, obrazovati, civilizirati civilizál membudayakan, memajukan siða, mennta, siðmennta civilizzare 文明化する 문명화 되다 civilizuoti, kultūrinti civilizēt memperadabkan beschaven sivilisere, gjøre dannet/kultivert cywilizować civilizar a civiliza цивилизовать civilizovať civilizirati civilizovati civilisera ทำให้มีความศิวิไลซ์ uygarlaştırmak, medenileştirmek 使開化 цивілізувати مہذب ہونا khai hóa 使开化, 使文明

n civiliˈzation, ˌciviliˈsation

1 the act of civilizing, or process or state of being civilized. beskawing تَمْدين، تَحَضُّر، تمدُّن цивилизоване civilizování, civilizace civilisering die Zivilisation εκπολιτισμός civilización tsiviliseerimine متمدن سازی sivistäminen, sivistys civilisation תַרבּוּת सभ्यता civilizacija, uljudba civilizáció peradaban siðmenning civilizzazione 教化 문명화 civilizacija civilizācija peradaban beschaving sivilisasjon, dannelse, kultur cywilizacja civilização civilizare цивилизованность civilizácia civiliziranje civilizovanje civilisering, civilisation ความศิวิไลซ์ uygarlaşma, medenîleşme 開化 цивілізація تہذیب sự khai hóa 开化

2 a civilized people and their way of life the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece. beskaafde مَدَنِيَّه، حَضارَه цивилизация civilizace civilisation; kultur die Kultur πολιτισμός civilización tsivilisatsioon تمدن sivilisaatio civilisation תַּרבּוּתִיים सभ्य लोग और उनकी जीवनशैली civilizacija, uljudba kultúra peradaban siðmenntuð þjóð civiltà 文明 문명화 된 사람과 삶 civilizacija civilizācija tamadun beschaving sivilisasjon, kultur cywilizacja civilização civi­­­lizaţie цивилизация civilizácia civilizacija civilizacija civilisation, kultur ผู้มีอารยธรรม uygarlık, medeniyet 文明 культура, цивілізація تہذیب یافتہ لوگ nền văn minh 文明