Definition of civilize
English to English verb - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Cultivate your musical taste.
Train your tastebuds.
She is well schooled in poetry.
source: WordNet 3.0 - raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.
source: Webster 1913 English to Tagalog verb - [sívilaiz] Sanayin; turuan; bihasahin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
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