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civilize

/'sɪvə,laɪ/

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verb
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
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civilise cultivate educate school train

type of:
fine-tune polish refine down
verb
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
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"The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

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civilise

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alter change modify

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