transitive. To deprive of civil, civilized, or civic character; to decivilize. Also absol.

transitive. To render uncivil.

transitive. To render barbarous.

transitive. To reduce again to barbarism. Also occasionally intransitive.

transitive and intransitive. To render, or become, wild or uncivilized. Obsolete. rare.

To render Vandal in respect of culture.

To make barbarian, barbarize.