civilize verb
also British civilise /ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz/ civilizes; civilized; civilizing
also British civilise /ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz/ civilizes; civilized; civilizing
Learner's definition of CIVILIZE
[+ object]
1
: to teach (a person or group of people) to behave in a way that you think is more polite and gentle教化;熏陶 2
: to make (something) more gentle, fair, reasonable, etc.改善;改进 3
: to cause (a group of people) to have a more highly organized and modern way of living使文明;使开化