civilize

civilize
Synonyms and related words:
acculturate, advance, ameliorate, amend, anthropomorphize, better, boost, bring forward, broaden, broaden the mind, catechize, demonstrate, direct, domesticate, edify, educate, elevate, emend, enhance, enlighten, enrich, fatten, favor, forward, foster, give instruction, give lessons in, go straight, ground, guide, humanize, illumine, improve, improve upon, inform, instruct, lard, lift, make an improvement, make human, meliorate, mend, nurture, open the eyes, polish, promote, raise, reeducate, refine, refine upon, reform, school, set right, sharpen the wits, show, show how, socialize, straighten out, tame, teach, teach a lesson, teach the rudiments, transfigure, transform, upgrade, uplift

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  • Civilize — Civ i*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Civilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Civilizing}.] [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil. See {Civil}.] 1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • civilize — index educate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • civilize — c.1600, from Fr. civiliser, lit. to make citified, from O.Fr. civil, from L. civilis (see CIVIL (Cf. civil)). Related: Civilized; civilizing …   Etymology dictionary

  • civilize — (Amer.) civ·i·lize || sɪvɪlaɪz v. educate, cultivate, humanize, refine, tame (also civilise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • civilize — [v] make cultured; develop acculturate, acquaint, advance, better, cultivate, edify, educate, elevate, enlighten, ennoble, enrich, ethicize, foster, help forward, humanize, idealize, improve, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, polish, promote,… …   New thesaurus

  • civilize — (also civilise) ► VERB 1) bring to an advanced stage of social development. 2) (civilized) polite and good mannered. DERIVATIVES civilizer noun …   English terms dictionary

  • civilize — [siv′ə līz΄] vt., vi. civilized, civilizing [Fr civiliser < L civilis: see CIVIL & IZE: lit. etym. sense, “to make citified”] 1. to bring or come out of a primitive or savage condition and into a state of civilization 2. to improve in habits… …   English World dictionary

  • civilize — UK [ˈsɪvəlaɪz] / US [ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms civilize : present tense I/you/we/they civilize he/she/it civilizes present participle civilizing past tense civilized past participle civilized 1) to make someone behave in a more… …   English dictionary

  • civilize — [[t]sɪ̱vɪlaɪz[/t]] civilizes, civilizing, civilized VERB To civilize a person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life. [V n] ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman but she ends up civilising him... [V ing] It …   English dictionary

  • civilize — verb they were trying to civilize people who strongly resented the intrusion Syn: enlighten, edify, improve, educate, instruct, refine, cultivate, polish, socialize, humanize …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • civilize — verb ( lized; lizing) Date: 1601 transitive verb 1. to cause to develop out of a primitive state; especially to bring to a technically advanced and rationally ordered stage of cultural …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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