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Detailed Synonyms for civilizing in English

civilizing:

civilizing [the ~] noun

  1. the civilizing
    the refining; the cultivating; the civilizing; the polishing

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civilizing form of civilize:

to civilize verb, American (civilizes, civilized, civilizing)

  1. to civilize
    to cultivate; to civilize; to civilise
    • cultivate verb (cultivates, cultivated, cultivating)
    • civilize verb, American (civilizes, civilized, civilizing)
    • civilise verb, British
  2. to civilize
    – raise from a barbaric to a civilized state 1
    to civilize; civilise
    – raise from a barbaric to a civilized state 1
    • civilize verb, American (civilizes, civilized, civilizing)
      • The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized1
    • civilise verb, British
  3. to civilize
    – teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment 1
    school; to train; to cultivate; to educate; to civilize; civilise
    – teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment 1
    • school verb
      • She is well schooled in poetry1
    • train verb (trains, trained, training)
    • cultivate verb (cultivates, cultivated, cultivating)
    • educate verb (educates, educated, educating)
    • civilize verb, American (civilizes, civilized, civilizing)
    • civilise verb, British

Conjugations for civilize:

present
  1. civilize
  2. civilize
  3. civilizes
  4. civilize
  5. civilize
  6. civilize
simple past
  1. civilized
  2. civilized
  3. civilized
  4. civilized
  5. civilized
  6. civilized
present perfect
  1. have civilized
  2. have civilized
  3. has civilized
  4. have civilized
  5. have civilized
  6. have civilized
past continuous
  1. was civilizing
  2. were civilizing
  3. was civilizing
  4. were civilizing
  5. were civilizing
  6. were civilizing
future
  1. shall civilize
  2. will civilize
  3. will civilize
  4. shall civilize
  5. will civilize
  6. will civilize
continuous present
  1. am civilizing
  2. are civilizing
  3. is civilizing
  4. are civilizing
  5. are civilizing
  6. are civilizing
subjunctive
  1. be civilized
  2. be civilized
  3. be civilized
  4. be civilized
  5. be civilized
  6. be civilized
diverse
  1. civilize!
  2. let's civilize!
  3. civilized
  4. civilizing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "civilize":

  1. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state1
    • The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized1
  2. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment1