civilise
See also: civilisé
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edit- IPA(key): /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: civ‧il‧ise
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editcivilise (third-person singular simple present civilises, present participle civilising, simple past and past participle civilised) (Non-Oxford British)
- To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- 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.
- To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
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editto educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour
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French
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editcivilise
- inflection of civiliser: