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civilize
[
siv
-
uh
-lahyz
]
Origin
civ·i·lize
/
ˈsɪv
əˌlaɪz
/
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[
siv
-
uh
-lahyz
]
Show IPA
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;
<
French
civiliser;
see
civil
,
-ize
Related forms
civ·i·liz·a·ble,
adjective
civ·i·liz·a·to·ry
/
ˌsɪv
əˈlaɪ
zəˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
Show Spelled
[
siv-
uh
-
lahy
-z
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
Show IPA
,
adjective
civ·i·liz·er,
noun
de·civ·i·lize,
verb (used with object),
-lized,
-liz·ing.
non·civ·i·liz·a·ble,
adjective
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o·ver·civ·i·lize,
verb,
-lized,
-liz·ing.
un·civ·i·liz·a·ble,
adjective
un·civ·i·lize,
verb (used with object),
-lized,
-liz·ing.
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
educate, teach, instruct, polish, sophisticate.
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civilize
or
civilise
(ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪz)
—
vb
1.
to bring out of savagery or barbarism into a state characteristic of civilization
2.
to refine, educate, or enlighten
civilise
or
civilise
—
vb
'civilizable
or
civilise
—
adj
'civilisable
or
civilise
—
adj
'civilizer
or
civilise
—
n
'civiliser
or
civilise
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
civilize
c.1600, from Fr. civiliser, lit. "to make citified," from O.Fr. civil, from L. civilis (see
civil
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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