Civilize
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Civilize
transitive verb
- To raise from barbarism to an enlightened stage of development; bring out of a primitive or savage state.
- To educate in matters of culture and refinement; make more polished or sophisticated.
noun
- To reclaim from a savage or semi-barbarous state; introduce order and civic organization among; refine and enlighten; elevate in social and individual life.
- To make subject to a civil instead of a criminal process.
- To place under civil, as opposed to military, control; transfer from military to civil control.