civilize

Meaning of civilize

verb
  1. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
  2. To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
  3. To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

Information about civilize

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of civilize is: civilizes.
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Hyphenation of civilize

civ-i-lize

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • civilize is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

civilize synonyms

Meaning educate:

educate, school, train, cultivate

Words that rhyme with civilize

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