civilise
To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviourTo educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
» Europeans tried to civilise the tribe.
Meaning
3 sensesTo educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
zivilisieren
цивилизова́тьcivilizovátʹ
цивілізува́тиcyvilizuváty
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.
- raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Examples
4 sentencesEuropeans tried to civilise the tribe.
Therefore we ought to go to the savages, not to civilise them, but even to learn philosophy from them.
"Palestinians are not civilised," said Mr Johnson.
Mr Johnson thinks that Palestinians aren't civilised.
Translations
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Origin
From civil + -ise.From civil + -ise.
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Forms
civilises, civilising, civilised, civilisedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle