- 1. v. t. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. Source: opted
- 3. v. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment Source: wordnet
- 4. v. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine. Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose Her land to civilize, as to subdue. Dryden 2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs. or R.] "Civilizing adultery." Milton. Syn. -- To polish; refine; humanize. Source: webster
- 6. v:100 v. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state Source: ecdict
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