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Meaning of civilise | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˈsɪvɪlaɪz

Definitions

  1. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
  2. To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
  3. To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

Equivalents

Bosanski civilizirati
Dansk civilisere
Deutsch zivilisieren Zivilisieren
Ελληνικά ανθρωπεύω εξημερώνω
Esperanto civilizi
Español civilizar culturizar desasnar
Eesti tsiviliseerima
Suomi sivistää
Français civilisé civilisé civilise civiliser
Hrvatski civilizirati
Magyar civilizál
Italiano civilizzare incivilire
한국어 개화하다
Nederlands beschaven civiliseren
Polski cywilizować ucywilizować
Română civiliza
Русский цивилизовать
Српски civilizirati
Svenska civilisera
Tiếng Việt giáo hoá khai hóa

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

civilised civilises civilising civilize civilized civilizes

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