civilize, v.
(civilized, civilizes, civilizing)
(civilized, civilizes, civilizing)
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
<verb.change>
civilise civilize
sample sentences
"The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"verb frames
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hypernym
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
civilise civilize cultivate educate school train
sample sentences
"Cultivate your musical taste""Train your tastebuds"
"She is well schooled in poetry"
verb frames
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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