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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Barbaic :: Barbaic (a.) Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement..
Goth :: Goth (n.) One who is rude or uncivilized; a barbarian; a rude, ignorant person..
Incivilization :: Incivilization (n.) The state of being uncivilized; want of civilization; barbarism.
Uncivilization :: Uncivilization (n.) The state of being uncivilized; savagery or barbarism.
Barbarian :: Barbarian (n.) A man in a rule, savage, or uncivilized state..
Cultivate :: Cultivate (v. t.) To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine..
Uncivil :: Uncivil (a.) Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
Civilizable :: Civilizable (a.) Capable of being civilized.
Civilization :: Civilization (n.) The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement..
Civilize :: Civilize (v. t.) To admit as suitable to a civilized state.
Christian :: Christian (a.) Characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind; kindly; gentle; beneficent.
Omahas :: Omahas (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians who inhabited the south side of the Missouri River. They are now partly civilized and occupy a reservation in Nebraska.
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.
Heathenish :: Heathenish (a.) Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel.
Semibarbarian :: Semibarbarian (n.) One partly civilized.
Dyaks :: Dyaks (n. pl.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices..
Barbarous :: Barbarous (a.) Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country..
Semibarbarism :: Semibarbarism (n.) The quality or state of being half barbarous or uncivilized.
Uncivilized :: Uncivilized (a.) Not civil; coarse; clownish.
Civilized :: Civilized (imp. & p. p.) of Civiliz.
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