Dictionary

civilise en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/

Etymology

From civil + -ise.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

uncivilise · decivilise

Relateds

civilization · civilisation · city · civilian · citizen · civitas · civil

Translations (28)

uk цивілізува́ти (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · es civilizar (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · es desasnar (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · et tsiviliseerima (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · hy քաղաքակրթել (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · nl beschaven (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · fr civiliser (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · vi khai hóa (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · nl civiliseren (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · gv ardveeinee (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · eo civilizi (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · sv civilisera (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · fi sivistää (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · pl ucywilizować (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · da civilisere (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · it civilizzare (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · be цывілізава́ць (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · hu civilizál (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · it incivilire (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · bg цивилизовам (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · ro civiliza (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · gv beasee (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · ru цивилизова́ть (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · es culturizar (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · vi truyền bá văn minh (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · vi giáo hóa (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · pl cywilizować (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour) · de zivilisieren (to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour)