单词	civilize
释义	civilizeciv‧i‧lize (also civilise British English) /ˈsɪvəl-aɪz/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE civilize Simple Form Present I, you, we, they civilize he, she, it civilizes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they civilized Present perfect I, you, we, they have civilized he, she, it has civilized Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had civilized Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will civilize Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have civilized Continuous Form Present I am civilizing he, she, it is civilizing you, we, they are civilizing Past I, he, she, it was civilizing you, we, they were civilizing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been civilizing he, she, it has been civilizing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been civilizing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be civilizing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been civilizing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The Romans hoped to civilize all the tribes of Europe. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But I wish he'd civilize his living arrangements. By the year gold was discovered, disease and the civilizing process had already reduced this number to some 100, 000. Queequeg is seen to be more delicate and civilized than most of the Christians that Ishmael has known. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a civilized society · A civilized society should treat its elderly members well. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► man · Without a stable family order, in which adult men civilize the young men, terror necessarily rules.· Madness has always been a favorite choice of the civilized man who prepares himself for a noble achievement.· We need a different verbal umbrella to cover the private actions of civilized men and women.· It is quite simply impossible to sustain a civilized society if the men are constantly disrupting it.· He was an extraordinary man, one of the most civilized and cultured men I have ever met.· Who could blame modern woman if she yearns for something more civilized than modern man? 1to influence someone’s behaviour, making or teaching them to act in a more sensible or gentle way:  The missionaries went out to civilize other places.2to improve a society so that it is more organized and developed, and often more fair or comfortable:  Ellis was credited with civilizing the Texas prison system.
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