- civ|i|liz|ing
- civ|i|liz|ing «SIHV uh LY zihng», adjective.that civilizes; promoting civilization.
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civ´i|liz´er — civ|i|lize «SIHV uh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. 1. to change from being savage and ignorant to having good laws and customs and knowledge of the arts and sciences; train in culture, science, and art: »The Romans civilized a great part… … Useful english dictionary
civ´i|liz´a|ble — civ|i|lize «SIHV uh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. 1. to change from being savage and ignorant to having good laws and customs and knowledge of the arts and sciences; train in culture, science, and art: »The Romans civilized a great part… … Useful english dictionary
civ|i|lize — «SIHV uh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. 1. to change from being savage and ignorant to having good laws and customs and knowledge of the arts and sciences; train in culture, science, and art: »The Romans civilized a great part of the… … Useful english dictionary
liz — acet·y·liz·er; civ·i·liz·a·ble; civ·i·liz·a·to·ry; civ·i·liz·ee; civ·i·liz·er; crys·tal·liz·able; crys·tal·liz·er; eno·liz·able; epis·to·liz·er; evan·ge·liz·er; im·mo·bi·liz·er; liz·ard; liz·zie; me·tab·o·liz·a·bil·i·ty; me·tab·o·liz·able;… … English syllables
de|civ|i|lize — «dee SIHV uh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. to reduce or degrade from a civilized condition … Useful english dictionary
civilizing — civ|i|liz|ing [ sıvılaızıŋ ] adjective making someone behave in a more polite and reasonable way: Girls are often seen as a civilizing influence on boys … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
civilize — civ•i•lize [[t]ˈsɪv əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. lized, liz•ing to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < F civiliser civ′i•liz er, n … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
overcivilize — o ver•civ′i•lize v. lized, liz•ing … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
