† civicizev.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: civic adj., -ize suffix.
Etymology: < civic adj. + -ize suffix.
Obsolete.
1888 15 June 516/4 Its object, to coin a word for the nonce, is to civicize the counties.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2019).