Civilize
"Civilize" in a Sentence (5 examples)
The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.
Europeans tried to civilize the tribe.
Bush only wants to civilize the world.
The US attempted to "civilize" Native Americans.
But when the federal government tried to ‘civilize’ tribal people, this sign language began to die out.
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