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