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1. (v.t.) civilize
to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; enlighten; refine:
Rome civilized the barbarians.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < F civiliser)
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1. (verb) educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
"Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
2. (verb) civilize, civilise
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
"The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"
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1. (verb) civilize
to reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine
2. (verb) civilize
to admit as suitable to a civilized state
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