civilise

See also: civilisé

English

Alternative forms

civilize

Etymology

civil +‎ -ise

Verb

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

To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
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.
To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

Related terms

civilisation, civilization
civil
city
civitas
civilian
citizen

Translations

to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour

Armenian: քաղաքակրթել (hy) (kʿałakʿakrtʿel)
Dutch: civiliseren (nl), beschaven (nl)
Finnish: sivistää (fi)
French: civiliser (fr)
Italian: incivilire, civilizzare (it)

Manx: ardveeinee, beasee
Romanian: civiliza (ro)
Spanish: civilizar (es), desasnar (es) (colloquial), culturizar (es)
Vietnamese: giáo hóa (vi), khai hóa (vi), truyền bá văn minh

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} مَصَّرَ‎ (ar) (maṣṣara)
Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} цивилизовам (bg) (civilizovam)
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} civilizi
French: ^{(please verify)} civiliser (fr)

Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} siða
Italian: ^{(please verify)} incivilire, ^{(please verify)} ingentilire, ^{(please verify)} civilizzare (it), ^{(please verify)} umanizzare
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 教化する (kyōka suru)
Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} khai hóa (vi), ^{(please verify)} khai hoá (vi)

French

Verb

civilise

first-person singular present indicative of civiliser
third-person singular present indicative of civiliser
first-person singular present subjunctive of civiliser
third-person singular present subjunctive of civiliser
second-person singular imperative of civiliser