Civilize

Synonyms for "civilize" (89 found)

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Verb(4 words)

cultivate educate civilise civilised

acculturate advance ameliorate amend anthropomorphize better boostbring forwardbroadenbroaden the mindcatechize

Adjective(2 words)

civil-progressingcivilized world

Noun(1 words)

civilizer influence

Strong matches (27)

Noun(2 words)

civilizinghumanize history

demonstrate direct domesticate edify educate elevate emend enhance enlighten enrich fatten favor forward fostergive instructiongive lessons ingo straightground guide humanize

Verb(5 words)

develop domesticated gentles humanise humanized

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Verb(7 words)

humanizes modernize refine school train westernize westernized

illumine improveimprove uponinform instruct lard liftmake an improvementmake humanmeliorate mend nurtureopen the eyespolish promote raise reeducate refinerefine uponreform

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schoolset rightsharpen the witsshowshow howsocializestraighten outtame teachteach a lessonteach the rudimentstransfigure transformturn over a new leafupgrade uplift

Adverb(1 words)

more civil progresses

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More general

12 entries

alter change development down education fine-tune improvement modernization modify polish progress refine

More specific

4 entries

cultural trainingeducation systemetiquette instructionpublic infrastructure

Collocations

5 entries

civility educationcultural refinementetiquette trainingmoral educationsocial etiquette

Inflections

3 entries

civilized civilizes civilizing

Derivations

3 entries

civilizable civilization civilizer

Sample sentences

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The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.

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Europeans tried to civilize the tribe.

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Bush only wants to civilize the world.

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The US attempted to "civilize" Native Americans.

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