1. civilise

verb. Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state.
Synonyms
change civilize modify alter
Antonyms
worsen juvenile uglify roughness imperfection
Etymology
civilise (English)
-ise (English)
-ise (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
-itia (Latin)
-iser (French)
-izare (Latin)
-ιζειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
civil (English)
civilis (Latin)
-ilis (Latin)
civis (Latin)

2. civilise

verb. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment.
Synonyms
educate refine sophisticate civilize cultivate polish train fine-tune down school
Antonyms
disqualify walk up ascending high
Etymology
civilise (English)
-ise (English)
-ise (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
-itia (Latin)
-iser (French)
-izare (Latin)
-ιζειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
civil (English)
civilis (Latin)
-ilis (Latin)
civis (Latin)
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