civilize

civilize is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 25 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.
2. transitive verb. To admit as suitable to a civilized state.
3. verb. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

   "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

   Synonyms: civilise

4. verb. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

   "Cultivate your musical taste"

   "Train your tastebuds"

   Synonyms: civilise, cultivate, educate, school, train

Synonyms

civilise, cultivate, educate, school, train

Common word forms

civilized, civilizer, civilizes, civilizing

Words from these letters

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