单词 | uncivilize |
释义 | uncivilizev. transitive. To deprive of civil, civilized, or civic character; to decivilize. Also absol. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > civilization > lack of civilization > render uncivilized [verb (transitive)] uncivilize1603 uncivil1615 barbarize1648 rebarbarize1798 wilder1798 vandalize1800 barbarianize1856 society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > civilization > lack of civilization > be or become uncivilized [verb (intransitive)] > render uncivilized uncivilize1603 1603 J. Davies Microcosmos Pref. 26 When the civill Swords vncivilliz'd In mightist Empires. 1633 Match at Mid-night iv. H 2 b I will uncivillize that injured civilitie which you so scurvily slander. 1690 T. Burnet Theory of Earth iii. ii. 16 That is commonly the vanity of great empires, to uncivilize in a manner all the rest of the world. 1811 Henry & Isabella II. 207 If the principle of force is to be sanctioned, the tendency of it is to uncivilize. 1811 Henry & Isabella II. 212 Nor do I mean to deny that..it would not have the same effect of uncivilizing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1603 |
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