civilize

Definition of Civilize in English :

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

Example Sentences:
'Cultivate your musical taste'
'Train your tastebuds'
'She is well schooled in poetry'

2. civilise, civilize

raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

Example Sentences:
'The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Civilize

verb (transitive)

1.

to bring out of savagery or barbarism into a state characteristic of civilization

2.

to refine, educate, or enlighten

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈciviˌlized or ˈciviˌlizing

1.

to bring or come out of a primitive or savage condition and into a state of civilization

2.

to improve in habits or manners; refine

tr.v. civ·i·lized, civ·i·liz·ing, civ·i·liz·es

1. To raise from barbarism to an enlightened stage of development; bring out of a primitive or savage state.

2. To educate in matters of culture and refinement; make more polished or sophisticated.