civilize

Definition von civilize im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour; To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state; To introduce or impose the standards of one civilization upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behaviour; {v} to make civil, polish, reclaim; Bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state; raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized; {f} educate, cultivate, humanize, refine, tame (also civilise); Educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour; raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"; To admit as suitable to a civilized state; Introduce or impose the standards of one civilization upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behaviour; To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine; train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"; civi·lize civilizes civilizing civilized 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
civilise: Alternative spelling of civilize
civilised: alternative spelling of civilized
civilized: Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical
civilizer: {i} one who makes civilized, refiner, cultivator
civilizer: One who, or that which, civilizes or tends to civilize
civilized: {a} polished, improved, polite, civil
civilise: {f} educate, cultivate, humanize, refine, tame (also civilize)
civilise: UK, alternative spelling of civilize
civilise: train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
civilise: raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"
civilised: {s} cultured, enlightened, socially advanced (also civilized)
civilised: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
civilised: having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"
civilises: third-person singular of civilise
civilising: present participle of civilise
civilized: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
civilized: Having a highly developed society or culture
civilized: having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"
civilized: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society
civilized: Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated
civilized: civi·lized in BRIT, also use civilised1. approval If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs. I believed that in civilized countries, torture had ended long ago
civilized: having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society
civilized: If you describe a person or their behaviour as civilized, you mean that they are polite and reasonable. I wrote to my ex-wife. She was very civilised about it
civilized: Marked by refinement in taste and manners
civilized: {s} cultured, enlightened, socially advanced (also civilised)
civilizes: third-person singular of civilize
civilizing: present participle of civilize