Associations to the word «Civilise»
Noun
- Nile
- Principle
- Pamphlet
- Conclusion
- Beast
- Restraint
- Rome
- Rule
- Hypothesis
- Egyptian
- Virtue
- Recollection
- Great
- Mission
- Possession
- Remark
- Creature
- Sense
- Phenomenon
- World
- Usage
- Worship
- Folly
- Man
- Sacrifice
- Thinker
- Comfort
- Contempt
- Greece
- Conscience
- Accordance
- Enlightenment
- Protestant
- Moral
- Contrast
- Trouser
- Condition
- Colony
- Antiquity
- Gentleman
- Pleasure
- Ulster
- Offence
- Acquaintance
- Notion
- Appetite
- Norman
- Life
- Homer
- Genius
- Dominion
- Jew
- Britain
- Extent
- Culture
- Animal
- England
- Crime
- Half
Adjective
Wiktionary
CIVILISE, verb. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
CIVILISE, verb. 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.
CIVILISE, verb. To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
Dictionary definition
CIVILISE, verb. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry".
CIVILISE, verb. Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized".
Wise words
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