civilise
Definitions
- To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- 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.
- To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
Equivalents
17 more languages
Bosanskicivilizirati
Danskcivilisere
Esperantocivilizi
Eestitsiviliseerima
Suomisivistää
Hrvatskicivilizirati
Magyarcivilizál
한국어개화하다
Românăciviliza
Русскийцивилизовать
Српскиcivilizirati
Svenskacivilisera
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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