English dictionary

civilize

/'s/I/v/@/,l/aI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

verb.social

Synonyms civilise cultivate educate school train

Source: WordNet 3.0
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

verb.change

Examples
The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized.

Synonyms civilise

Source: WordNet 3.0
To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.

verb

Source: webster1913