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civilize verb [ ˈsɪvɪlʌɪz ]

• bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced.
• "both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world"
Similar: enlighten, edify, educate, instruct, refine, cultivate, polish, sophisticate, socialize, humanize, improve, better, reclaim, acculturate,
Origin: early 17th century: from French civiliser, from civil ‘civil’.


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