Associations to the word «Civilize»
Noun
- Norbert
- Elias
- Colonialism
- Imperialism
- Uplift
- Barbarian
- Aborigine
- Confucianism
- Assimilation
- Filipinos
- Osiris
- Pagan
- Savage
- Mission
- Civilization
- Orpheus
- Missionary
- Colonization
- Christianity
- Indian
- Yunnan
- Influence
- Rationale
- Native
- Ideology
- Refinement
- Mankind
- European
- African
- Cambodia
- Moral
- Justification
- Burden
- Coloni
- Peoples
- Convert
- Elite
- Process
- Racism
- Saxon
- Destiny
- Continent
- Empire
- Gaul
- Slavery
- Enlightenment
- Consolidation
- Humanity
- Sion
- Instinct
- Vietnamese
- Africa
- Commerce
- Anglo
- Culture
- Tribe
- Nation
- Knox
- Intercourse
- Religious
- Nationalism
- Religion
- Expansion
Adjective
Wiktionary
CIVILIZE, verb. Alternative spelling of civilise
Dictionary definition
CIVILIZE, verb. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry".
CIVILIZE, verb. Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized".
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.