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uncivilized

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un⋅civ⋅i⋅lized

  [uhn-siv-uh-lahyzd]
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–adjective
not civilized or cultured; barbarous.
Origin:
1600–10; un- 1 + civilized

Related forms:
un⋅civ⋅i⋅liz⋅ed⋅ly  [uhn-siv-uh-lahy-zid-lee, -lahyzd-] , adverb
un⋅civ⋅i⋅liz⋅ed⋅ness, noun

civ⋅i⋅lize

  [siv-uh-lahyz]
–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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un·civ·i·lized   (ŭn-sĭv'ə-līzd')   
adj.  Not civilized; barbarous.
un·civ'i·liz'ed·ly (-lī'zĭd-lē, -līzd'lē) adv.
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Word Origin & History

civilize 
1601, from Fr. civiliser, lit. "to make citified," from O.Fr. civil, from L. civilis (see civil).

uncivilized 
1607, "barbarous," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of civilize. Uncivil in the same sense is recorded from 1553; it later came to mean "impolite" (1591).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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