civilize

(sĭv'ə-līz')
tr.v., -lized, -liz·ing, -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.

civilizable civ'i·liz'a·ble adj.
civilizer civ'i·liz'er n.

verb

To fit for companionship with others, especially in attitude or manners: acculturate, humanize, socialize. See teach/learn.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment
  Synonyms: educate, school, train, cultivate, civilise

Meaning #2: raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
  Synonym: civilise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - civilisere, opdrage

Nederlands (Dutch)
beschaven, (zich) ontwikkelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - civiliser, rendre qch plus civilisé

Deutsch (German)
v. - zivilisieren, Manieren beibringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκπολιτίζω, (μτφ.) εξανθρωπίζω, εξημερώνω τα ήθη

Italiano (Italian)
civilizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - civilizar

Русский (Russian)
цивилизовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - civilizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - civilisera, bilda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使开化, 教化, 使文明

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使開化, 教化, 使文明

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 문명화하다, 교화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 文明化する, 教化する, 洗練させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) مدن, حضر, هذب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תרבת, אילף, חינך‬

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