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Civilise
//ˈsɪvɪlaɪz// verb
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Verb
- 1 To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- 2 raise from a barbaric to a civilized state wordnet
- 3 To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
- 4 teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment wordnet
- 5 To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
Etymology
From civil + -ise.
See also for "civilise"
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