civilizing

ˈsɪvɪlaɪzɪŋ

Definition

Definition of civilizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

culturepromoting cultural refinement

The civilizing influence of art and literature was evident in the community.

cultivating

refining

societybringing to a stage of social development

The civilizing mission aimed to educate and modernize the indigenous population.

cultivating

refining

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Origin of civilizing

Latin, civilis (relating to citizens)

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humanizing

adj.

civilizing

making something more humane or civilized

Examples of civilizing in a sentence

Their civilizing mission was to educate and inspire.
The civilizing influence of education is profound.
Their civilizing efforts transformed the community.

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French:civilisateur, civilisatrice, ...
German:kulturelle Entwicklung, zivilisierend, ...
Italian:civilizzante, civilizzatore, ...
Spanish:civilizador, ...
Portuguese:civilizador, civilizadora, ...
Chinese:教化的, 文明化的, ...
Japanese:文化的洗練, 文明化する, ...
Arabic:مُهَذِّب, مُطَوِّر اِجْتِمَاعِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:מְתַרְבֵּת, מְחַדֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:цивилизующий, окультуривающий, ...
Ukrainian:цивілізуючий, окультурюючий, ...
Hindi:सांस्कृतिक परिष्कार, सभ्य बनाने वाला, ...
Bengali:সাংস্কৃতিক পরিশীলন, সভ্য, ...
Catalan:refinament cultural, civilitzador, ...
Czech:kultivující, vedoucí ke společenskému rozvoji, ...
Danish:kulturel forfinelse, civiliserende, ...
Dutch:cultureel verfijnend, beschavend, ...
Greek:πολιτιστική εξευγενισμός, εκπολιτιστικός, ...
Hungarian:civilizáló, ...
Khmer:អារ្យធម៌, ជួយអភិវឌ្ឍសង្គមឱ្យរីកចម្រើន, ...
Korean:문화적으로 세련되게 하는, 문명화하는, ...
Persian:فرهنگ ساز, متمدن کننده, ...
Polish:promujący kulturalne wyrafinowanie, cywilizujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):civilizador, civilizadora, ...
Romanian:civilizator, civilizatoare, ...
Swedish:kultiverande, civiliserande, ...
Thai:การส่งเสริมวัฒนธรรม, การพัฒนาให้เจริญ, ...
Turkish:kültürel geliştirme, uygarlaştırıcı, ...
Vietnamese:thúc đẩy sự tinh tế văn hóa, phát triển xã hội, ...

civilize

ˈsɪvəlaɪz

Definition of civilize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

society

bring a society to a more advanced state

Efforts were made to civilize the remote tribes.

educate

enlighten

refine

refinement

refine someone's taste or judgment

Travel can civilize a person's taste in food.

cultivate

refine

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Origin of civilize

Latin, civilis (relating to citizens)

Examples of civilize in a sentence

They sought to civilize the area through education and infrastructure.
Art can civilize one's appreciation for beauty.
Education aims to civilize students' critical thinking.

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French:civiliser, ...
German:zivilisieren, ...
Italian:civilizzare, raffinare, ...
Spanish:civilizar, ...
Portuguese:civilizar, refinar, ...
Chinese:文明化, 陶冶, ...
Japanese:文明化する, 洗練させる, ...
Arabic:حَضَّرَ, هَذَّبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְתַרְבֵּת, לְעַדֵּן, ...
Russian:цивилизовать, улучшать вкус, ...
Ukrainian:цивілізувати, вдосконалювати, ...
Hindi:सभ्य बनाना, परिष्कृत करना, ...
Bengali:সভ্য করা, পরিশীলিত করা, ...
Catalan:civilitzar, refinar, ...
Czech:civilizovat, zušlechtit, ...
Danish:civilisere, forfine, ...
Dutch:beschaven, ...
Greek:εκπολιτίζω, καλλιεργώ, ...
Hungarian:civilizálni, kifinomultabbá tenni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យស៊ីវិល័យ, ធ្វើឲ្យមានអរិយភាព, ...
Korean:문명화하다, 세련되게 하다, ...
Persian:متمدن کردن, بهبود بخشید, ...
Polish:ucywilizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):civilizar, ...
Romanian:a civiliza, a rafina, ...
Swedish:civilisera, ...
Thai:ทำให้เจริญ, ปรับปรุง, ...
Turkish:medenileştirmek, geliştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:văn minh hóa, tinh chỉnh, ...

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