civilise (English, verb)
expansion: civilise (third-person singular simple present civilises, present participle civilising, simple past and past participle civilised)
expansion: (non-Oxford British spelling)
Senses:
glosses: To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
glosses: 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.
glosses: To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
Forms:
form: civilises
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: civilising
tags: participle
present
form: civilised
tags: participle
past
form: civilised
tags: past
form: civilize
tags: alternative