verb (-lized; -lizing) Date: 1601 transitive verb to cause to develop out of a primitive state, 2. educate , refine , socialize 1, intransitive verb to acquire the customs and amenities of a civil community, ~r noun
CIVILIZE
Meaning of CIVILIZE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012