Associations to the word «Civilize»
Wiktionary
CIVILIZE, verb. Alternative spelling of civilise
Dictionary definition
CIVILIZE, verb. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry".
CIVILIZE, verb. Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized".
Wise words
The difference between the right word and the almost right
word is the difference between lightning and a lightning
bug.