Definitions for civilise
civilise

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civiliseverb

   teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

   "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

2. civilize, civiliseverb

   raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

   "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

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1. civiliseverb

   To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.

2. civiliseverb

   To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.

3. civiliseverb

   To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

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1. civilise

   A civilization (or civilisation) is any society characterized by the existence of the state that has developed culture, language, a writing system, and currency.Civilizations are additionally characterized by specialization of labour, agriculture, architecture, infrastructure, technological advancement, taxation, and regulation.Historically, a civilization has often been understood as a larger and "more advanced" culture, in implied contrast to smaller, supposedly less advanced cultures. In this broad sense, a civilization contrasts with non-centralized tribal societies, including the cultures of nomadic pastoralists, Neolithic societies or hunter-gatherers; however, sometimes it also contrasts with the cultures found within civilizations themselves. Civilizations are organized densely-populated settlements divided into hierarchical social classes with a ruling elite and subordinate urban and rural populations, which engage in intensive agriculture, mining, small-scale manufacture and trade. Civilization concentrates power, extending human control over the rest of nature, including over other human beings.Civilization, as its etymology suggests, is a concept originally associated with towns and cities. The earliest emergence of civilizations is generally connected with the final stages of the Neolithic Revolution in West Asia, culminating in the relatively rapid process of urban revolution and state formation, a political development associated with the appearance of a governing elite.

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1. civilise

   To civilise is to educate, refine, or enlighten a person, society, or culture in aspects such as manners, social behavior, and knowledge, in order to bring them in line with the perceived standards of a civilized society. It can also refer to the process of developing or advancing a society or a country in terms of cultural, social or political aspects. This can involve introducing institutions, systems or advancements such as education, government, or technology.

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1. Civilise

   siv′il-īz, v.t. to reclaim from barbarism: to instruct in arts and refinements.—adj. Civ′ilisable.—n. Civilisā′tion, state of being civilised—p.adj. Civ′ilised.—n. Civ′iliser.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of civilise in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of civilise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=civilise
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Civilise
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilise
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=civilise
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=civilise