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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024civ•i•lize /ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lized, -liz•ing. - to bring out of a backward or uneducated state;
make enlightened or refined: Rome civilized the barbarians.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024civ•i•lize (siv′ə līz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lized, -liz•ing. - to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil;
elevate in social and private life;
enlighten;
refine:Rome civilized the barbarians.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] civ′i•lise′. - French civiliser; see civil, -ize
- 1595–1605
educate, teach, instruct, polish, sophisticate. |