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civilise

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civ⋅i⋅lize

  [siv-uh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -lized, -liz⋅ing.
to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
Also, especially British, civ⋅i⋅lise.

Origin:
1595–1605; < F civiliser; see civil, -ize

Related forms:
civ⋅i⋅liz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
civ⋅i⋅liz⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [siv-uh-lahy-zuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
civ⋅i⋅liz⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
educate, teach, instruct, polish, sophisticate.
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