Definition of civilize

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Civilize (v. t.) To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.

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Agriology :: Agriology (n.) Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes.
Humanize :: Humanize (v. t.) To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine or civilize.
Semibarbaric :: Semibarbaric (a.) Half barbarous or uncivilized; as, semibarbaric display..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America..
Goth :: Goth (n.) One who is rude or uncivilized; a barbarian; a rude, ignorant person..
Uplandish :: Uplandish (a.) Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized.
Civilization :: Civilization (n.) The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement..
Civil :: Civil (a.) Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community.
Savagism :: Savagism (n.) The state of being savage; the state of rude, uncivilized men, or of men in their native wildness and rudeness..
Uncivilized :: Uncivilized (a.) Not civil; coarse; clownish.
Savage :: Savage (a.) Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude; as, savage life; savage manners..
Semibarbarian :: Semibarbarian (a.) Half barbarous; partially civilized.
Civilized :: Civilized (a.) Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated..
Civilizer :: Civilizer (n.) One who, or that which, civilizes or tends to civilize..
Civilize :: Civilize (v. t.) To admit as suitable to a civilized state.
Christian :: Christian (a.) Characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind; kindly; gentle; beneficent.
Civilize :: Civilize (v. t.) To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.
Barbarism :: Barbarism (n.) An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness..
Brute :: Brute (a.) Rough; uncivilized; unfeeling.
Heathenish :: Heathenish (a.) Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel.
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