All civilize synonyms

verb civilize

• develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
• acquaint — If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
• sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
• tame — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
• humanize — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
• refine — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
• idealize — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
• advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
• educate — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
• edify — to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
• acculturate — (of a cultural or social group) to assimilate the cultural traits of another group
• indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
• better — Better is the comparative of good.
• inform — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
• instruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
• foster — to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
• polish — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
• cultivate — If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
• promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
• uplift — to lift up; raise; elevate.
• reclaim — to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
• improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
• spiritualize — to make spiritual.