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  1. civilise:


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Detailed Synonyms for civilise in English

civilise:

to civilise verb, British

  1. to civilise
    to cultivate; to civilize; to civilise
    • cultivate verb (cultivates, cultivated, cultivating)
    • civilize verb, American (civilizes, civilized, civilizing)
    • civilise verb, British
  2. civilise
    – raise from a barbaric to a civilized state 1
    to civilize; civilise
    – raise from a barbaric to a civilized state 1
    • civilize verb, American (civilizes, civilized, civilizing)
      • The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized1
    • civilise verb, British
  3. civilise
    – teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment 1
    school; to train; to cultivate; to educate; to civilize; civilise
    – teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment 1
    • school verb
      • She is well schooled in poetry1
    • train verb (trains, trained, training)
    • cultivate verb (cultivates, cultivated, cultivating)
    • educate verb (educates, educated, educating)
    • civilize verb, American (civilizes, civilized, civilizing)
    • civilise verb, British

Alternate Synonyms for "civilise":


Related Definitions for "civilise":

  1. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state1
  2. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment1