CIVILIZE


Meaning of CIVILIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-və-ˌlīz ]

verb

( -lized ; -liz·ing )

Date: 1601

transitive verb

1. : to cause to develop out of a primitive state ; especially : to bring to a technically advanced and rationally ordered stage of cultural development

2.

a. : educate , refine

b. : socialize 1

intransitive verb

: to acquire the customs and amenities of a civil community

• civ·i·liz·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.