Word: civilizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ci
vi
li
zing
Definition: Present participle of civilize; raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
Morphemes:
Affix: civil
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Secular.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cīvis
Language: la
Decoded: civis
Meaning: citizen
Affix: -īlis
Language: la
Decoded: -ilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ile; used to form an adjective noun of relation, frequently passive, to the verb or root.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.