Civilizing

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of civilize form-of, gerund, participle, present

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educateacculturateadvanceameliorateamendanthropomorphize

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"Such are the data that clearly show the bestial face of the colonialists, the essence of their "civilizing" activities in the colonies."

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