Civilize

What do we mean by civilize?

To raise from barbarism to an enlightened stage of development; bring out of a primitive or savage state. transitive verb

To educate in matters of culture and refinement; make more polished or sophisticated. transitive verb

To reclaim from a savage or semi-barbarous state; introduce order and civic organization among; refine and enlighten; elevate in social and individual life.

To make subject to a civil instead of a criminal process.

To place under civil, as opposed to military, control; transfer from military to civil control.

To behave civilly or with propriety.

Also civilise.

To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine. transitive verb

To admit as suitable to a civilized state. transitive verb

Alternative spelling of civilise. verb

Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment verb

Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state verb

To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.

To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.

To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

Words that are spelled similarly to civilize:
civilize, civilise, civility, civilian, civilized, civilist, civile, devilize, civilizes, similize, divinize, decivilize, virilize, civilizer, civilis, civilizar.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word civilize:
christianize, assimilate, civilized, punishing, assimilation, violated, inferior, natives, indians, civilization, indigenous, peoples, native, presents, christianity, indian, presidential, colonial, improve, newly, races, our, schools, authority, society, children, spanish, cultural, themselves, rights, give, practice, people.

Words that rhyme with civilize:
arise, analyze, rise, advise, compromise, comprise, exercise, enterprise, mize, demise, otherwise, wise, recognize, realize, surmise, devise, eyes, apprise, size, apologize, patronize, despise, franchise, emphasize, surprise, disguise, reprise, revise, chastise, prize, galvanize, improvise, utilize, scrutinize, optimize, organize, likewise, guise, proselytize, merchandise, flies, prise, criticize, jeopardize, synchronize, synthesize, ostracize, prioritize, lies, capitalize, mesmerize, rationalize, plagiarize, materialize, epitomize, advertise, allies, characterize, empathize, summarize, amortize, tantalize, mobilize, aggrandize, subsidize, marginalize, authorize, belies, polarize, visualize, antagonize, catalyze, paralyze, customize, memorize, metastasize, supervise, supplies, ties, stigmatize, capsize, pulverize, fries, guys, minimize, stabilize, sunrise, hypothesize, familiarize, harmonize, maximize, energize, socialize, baptize, crystallize, sympathize, finalize, revitalize, disenfranchise, applies.

Adjectives that are often used to describe civilize:
civil, first.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective civilize:
tion.

Consonant match to civilize:
civilise, cevallos, sevilla is, seville is, survey lies.

Words that sound like civilize:
civilize, civilise, civilized, civilised, civils, civilizer, saveloys, severalize, civily, cevallos, singhalese, civilly, serialize, civil law, serialise, civil, syphilis, socialize, stylize, syphilus, swivels, civil right, sifilus, civilizing, civilist, civile, devilize, civil case, sivas, civilizes, devil eyes, devilise, save a lot, servals, similize, sevilla, savelli, sevens, evil eyes, novelize, seventies, syphillis, saveloy, syfilis, cephalus, seval, cephalous, savages, shovels, sizzles, sickles, sillies, civil war, civil rights, siphilis, hovels, satchels, civvies, sinhalese, sigils, sullies, sickels, sovel, soleless, signalize, scalise, savorless, savala, civil year, civil wars, civitas, scillas, civets, civil death, sing alongs, sinnlos, civil time, scillies, shovelers, siglos, seville, civilness, savings, weevils, savins, haveli, rivulus, civics, saville, cellos, savannas, savannahs, civis, cephaly, cellas, civically, cephalo, savoys, saville row, cellulase.