civilise

See also: civilisé

English

Alternative forms

• civilize

Etymology

civil +‎ -ise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/
• Hyphenation: civ‧il‧ise

Verb

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

• Armenian: քաղաքակրթել (hy) (kʻaġakʻakrtʻel)
• Dutch: civiliseren (nl), beschaven (nl)
• Finnish: sivistää (fi)
• French: civiliser (fr)
• Italian: incivilire, civilizzare (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Manx: ardveeinee, beasee
• Romanian: civiliza (ro)
• Spanish: civilizar (es), desasnar (es) (colloquial), culturizar (es)
• Vietnamese: giáo hóa (vi), khai hóa (vi), truyền bá văn minh

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} مَصَّرَ (ar) (maṣṣara)
• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} цивилизовам (bg) (civilizovam)
• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} civilizi
• French: ^{(please verify)} civiliser (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} siða
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} incivilire, ^{(please verify)} ingentilire, ^{(please verify)} civilizzare (it), ^{(please verify)} umanizzare
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 教化する (kyōka suru)
• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} khai hóa (vi), ^{(please verify)} 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. third-person singular present subjunctive of civiliser
5. second-person singular imperative of civiliser