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civilize
[ siv-uh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine:
Rome civilized the barbarians.
Synonyms: , , , ,
civilize
/ ˈɪɪˌɪ /
verb
- to bring out of savagery or barbarism into a state characteristic of civilization
- to refine, educate, or enlighten
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, adjective
- ˈˌ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- i·a· adjective
- ····ٴ· [siv-, uh, -, lahy, -z, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- i·e noun
- ·i· verb (used with object) decivilized decivilizing
- non·i·a· adjective
- v·i· verb overcivilized overcivilizing
- un·i·a· adjective
- ܲ·i· verb (used with object) uncivilized uncivilizing
Example Sentences
In surrendering their dignity and self-respect by kowtowing to Trump, he gives them something in return: a permission slip to break the moral code of civilized society.
This wild and impolitic work startled civilized Parisian salons with what sounded like sheer ugliness.
“Eric is a cultured, wealthy and American man, therefore the maximum of a person that we define as civilized,” Delprino said in an email.
Smith seems to want to say something about the civilizing influence of women and their survival in a world of unruly and domineering men.
White Christian Nationalism supported White-on-Black chattel slavery and saw it as part of the “civilizing” mission for Christians.
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