civilise

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/

Verb

civilise (civilises, present participle civilising; past and past participle civilised)

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.

Related terms

• civilisation, civilization
• civil
• city
• civitas
• civilian
• citizen

Translations

• French: civiliser
• Italian: incivilire, civilizzare
• Spanish: civilizar, desasnar (colloquial), culturizar

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