uncivilize en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + civilize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make uncivilized.
May his abortive effort to uncivilize human nature, to uncultivate the mind of man, and turn it into a desolate waste, be the last!
1831, John Stuart Mill, The Spirit of the Age:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncivilizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| uncivilized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| uncivilized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| uncivilizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |