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Civilize
civilize
(civilizes, civilizing, civilized) Note: in BRIT, also use 'civilise' To civilize a person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life. ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman–but she ends up civilising him... It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind. VERB: V n, V-ing
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verb (-lized; -lizing) Date: 1601 transitive verb 1. to cause to develop out of a primitive state; especially to bring to a technically advanced and rationally ordered stage of cultural development 2. a. educate, refine b. socialize 1 intransitive verb to acquire the customs and amenities of a civil community • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. (also -ise) 1 bring out of a barbarous or primitive stage of society. 2 enlighten; refine and educate. Derivatives civilizable adj. civilizer n. Etymology: F civiliser (as CIVIL) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. цивилизовать 2. сделать культурным, воспитать; научить вести себя 3. стать цивилизованным, цивилизоваться ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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also -ise BrE v BrE often humorous to make someone behave in a more sensible or gentle way (men who need to be domesticated and civilized) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1601, from Fr. civiliser, lit. "to make citified," from O.Fr. civil, from L. civilis (see civil). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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