civilise

See also civilisé

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• civilize

Etymology

civil +‎ -ise

Verb

civilise (third-person singular simple present civilises, present participle civilising, simple past and past participle civilised)

1. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
2. 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.
3. To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

Related terms

• civilisation, civilization
• civil
• city
• civitas
• civilian
• citizen

Translations

to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour

Dutch: civiliseren (nl), beschaven (nl) Finnish: sivistää (fi)

Manx: ardveeinee (gv), beasee (gv)

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Arabic: مصر (ar) (máSSara) Bulgarian: цивилизовам (bg) Esperanto: civilizi (eo) French: civiliser (fr)

Icelandic: siða (is) Italian: incivilire (it), ingentilire (it), civilizzare (it), umanizzare (it) Japanese: 教化する (ja) (kyōka suru) Spanish: civilizar (es) Vietnamese: khai hóa (vi), khai hoá (vi)

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French

Verb

civilise

1. first-person singular present indicative of civiliser
2. third-person singular present indicative of civiliser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of civiliser
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of civiliser
5. second-person singular imperative of civiliser