civilise

• civilize (American and Oxford British spelling)

From civil +‎ -ise.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: civ‧il‧ise

civilise (third-person singular simple present civilises, present participle civilising, simple past and past participle civilised) (non-Oxford British spelling)

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.

civilise

1. inflection of civiliser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative