Synonyms for civilize
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : siv-uh-lahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪv əˌlaɪz |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for civilize
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