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
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