CIVILISE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
   Synonym(s)
   • civilize (what does civilize mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
   Hypernyms(s) civilise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • civilization (what does civilization mean?)
   • civilisation (what does civilisation mean?)
   • civilization (what does civilization mean?)
   • civilisation (what does civilisation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • train to be discriminative in taste or judgment
   Synonym(s)
   • civilize (what does civilize mean?)
   • cultivate (what does cultivate mean?)
   • educate (what does educate mean?)
   • school (what does school mean?)
   • train (what does train mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Cultivate your musical taste
   • Train your tastebuds
   • She is well schooled in poetry
   Hypernyms(s) civilise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • polish (what does polish mean?)
   • refine (what does refine mean?)
   • fine-tune (what does fine-tune mean?)
   • down (what does down mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sophisticate (what does sophisticate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • refinement (what does refinement mean?)
   • civilization (what does civilization mean?)
   • civilisation (what does civilisation mean?)
   • refinement (what does refinement mean?)
   • civilization (what does civilization mean?)
   • civilisation (what does civilisation mean?)
   • polish (what does polish mean?)
   • refinement (what does refinement mean?)
   • culture (what does culture mean?)
   • cultivation (what does cultivation mean?)
   • finish (what does finish mean?)
   • education (what does education mean?)
   • training (what does training mean?)
   • breeding (what does breeding mean?)