ALL meanings of civilize
civ·i·lize
C c - verb civilize To civilize a person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life. 3
- verb civilize to bring out of savagery or barbarism into a state characteristic of civilization 3
- verb civilize to refine, educate, or enlighten 3
- verb transitive civilize to bring or come out of a primitive or savage condition and into a state of civilization 3
- verb transitive civilize to improve in habits or manners; refine 3
- noun civilize Bring (a place or people) to a stage of social, cultural, and moral development considered to be more advanced. 1
- transitive verb civilize refine socially 1
- verb with object civilize to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians. 1
- verb civilize Alternative spelling of civilise. 0