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civilise

/ civilise /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
"The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
civilization civilisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
train to be discriminative in taste or judgment
"Cultivate your musical taste"
"Train your tastebuds"
"She is well schooled in poetry"
Type of:
polish refine fine-tune
Kinds of:
sophisticate
Derived:
refinement civilization civilisation polish culture
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
34%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

change alter modify polish refine fine-tune sophisticate