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civilise
verb civilized, civilizing
- 1. To lead out of a state of barbarity to a more advanced stage of social development.
2. To educate and enlighten morally, intellectually and spiritually.
- Thesaurus: educate, enlighten, refine, polish, cultivate, sophisticate, improve, ameliorate, perfect.
