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civ·i·lize C0378000 (sĭv′ə-līz′)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.
civ′i·liz′a·ble adj.civ′i·liz′er n.civilize (ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪz) or civilisevb (tr) 1. to bring out of savagery or barbarism into a state characteristic of civilization2. to refine, educate, or enlighten ˈciviˌlizable, ˈciviˌlisable adj ˈciviˌlizer, ˈciviˌliser nciv•i•lize (ˈsɪv əˌlaɪz)
v.t. -lized, -liz•ing. to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians. [1595–1605; < French civiliser] civ′i•liz`er, n. civilize
Past participle: civilized
Gerund: civilizing
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| civilize | | civilize |
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| I civilize | | you civilize | | he/she/it civilizes | | we civilize | | you civilize | | they civilize |
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| I civilized | | you civilized | | he/she/it civilized | | we civilized | | you civilized | | they civilized |
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| I am civilizing | | you are civilizing | | he/she/it is civilizing | | we are civilizing | | you are civilizing | | they are civilizing |
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| I have civilized | | you have civilized | | he/she/it has civilized | | we have civilized | | you have civilized | | they have civilized |
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| I was civilizing | | you were civilizing | | he/she/it was civilizing | | we were civilizing | | you were civilizing | | they were civilizing |
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| I had civilized | | you had civilized | | he/she/it had civilized | | we had civilized | | you had civilized | | they had civilized |
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| I will civilize | | you will civilize | | he/she/it will civilize | | we will civilize | | you will civilize | | they will civilize |
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| I will have civilized | | you will have civilized | | he/she/it will have civilized | | we will have civilized | | you will have civilized | | they will have civilized |
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| I will be civilizing | | you will be civilizing | | he/she/it will be civilizing | | we will be civilizing | | you will be civilizing | | they will be civilizing |
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| I have been civilizing | | you have been civilizing | | he/she/it has been civilizing | | we have been civilizing | | you have been civilizing | | they have been civilizing |
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| I will have been civilizing | | you will have been civilizing | | he/she/it will have been civilizing | | we will have been civilizing | | you will have been civilizing | | they will have been civilizing |
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| I had been civilizing | | you had been civilizing | | he/she/it had been civilizing | | we had been civilizing | | you had been civilizing | | they had been civilizing |
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| I would civilize | | you would civilize | | he/she/it would civilize | | we would civilize | | you would civilize | | they would civilize |
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| I would have civilized | | you would have civilized | | he/she/it would have civilized | | we would have civilized | | you would have civilized | | they would have civilized |
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, trainfine-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"civilisealter, 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" |
civilizeverb 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.civilizeverbTo fit for companionship with others, especially in attitude or manners:acculturate, humanize, socialize.Translationscivilize, civilise (ˈsivilaiz) verb 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. 使開化 使开化，使文明 ˌciviliˈzation, ˌciviliˈsation noun1. the act of civilizing, or process or state of being civilized. 開化 开化2. a civilized people and their way of life. the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece. 文明 文明EncyclopediaSeecivilizationcivilize
Related to civilize: civilisedSynonyms for civilizeverb cultivateSynonyms- cultivate
- improve
- polish
- educate
- refine
- tame
- enlighten
- humanize
- sophisticate
Synonyms for civilizeverb to fit for companionship with others, especially in attitude or mannersSynonyms- acculturate
- humanize
- socialize
Synonyms for civilizeverb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgmentSynonyms- civilise
- school
- cultivate
- educate
- train
Related Words- fine-tune
- refine
- polish
- down
- sophisticate
verb raise from a barbaric to a civilized stateSynonymsRelated Words |