transcription, транскрипция: [ sɪvɪlaɪz ]
( civilizes, civilizing, civilized)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'civilise'
To civilize a person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life.
...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman–but she ends up civilising him...
It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind.
VERB : V n , V-ing