Antonyms for civilize

Grammar : Verb

Spell : siv-uh-lahyz

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪv əˌlaɪz

Definition of civilize

Origin : c.1600, "to bring out of barbarism," from French civiliser, verb from Old French civil (adj.), from Latin civilis "relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous" (see civil). Meaning "become civilized" is from 1868. Related: Civilized; civilizing.

verb make cultured; develop

Example sentences :

Was it found necessary to civilize a wild and extensive province?
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

It is Art that is going to civilize mankind; broaden his sympathies.
Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome

He looked like some old Roman consul going out to govern and civilize.
Extract from : « IT and Other Stories » by Gouverneur Morris

Some canting hypocrites are whining for us to civilize the Indians.
Extract from : « A Virginia Scout » by Hugh Pendexter

Was it possible to teach them right and wrong, to Christianize, or even to civilize them?
Extract from : « The Story of John G. Paton » by James Paton

You must civilize the world in order to make a better class of purchasers.
Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume IV. (of 4) » by Various

If we could civilize our schools, we should have no mention of legislation by vagary.
Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley

Their object has been to control them,—not to civilize them.
Extract from : « Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains » by A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham

It had ever been the character of the family of Romanow to civilize their state.
Extract from : « The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia » by Voltaire

And so ends for the present the attempt to civilize the equatorial Provinces of Egypt.
Extract from : « Stanley in Africa » by James P. Boyd

Synonyms for civilize

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