Meaning & Definition of Civilize in English
English⟶
Civilize
/sɪvəlaɪz/
verb
1. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- "Cultivate your musical taste"
- "Train your tastebuds"
- "She is well schooled in poetry"
synonym:
- educate,
- school,
- train,
- cultivate,
- civilize,
- civilise
2. Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
- "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"
synonym:
- civilize,
- civilise