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Definition of Civilises
1. civilise [v] - See also: civilise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Civilises
Literary usage of Civilises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston, Arthur Herbert Church (1891)
"How chemistry increases our comforts, gives rise to new arts, and generally
civilises. II. THE VOLATILE ETHERS yielded by plants, like the crystalline ..."
2. The Nineteenth Century (1885)
"England only colonises and civilises, and succeeds in essentially transforming
the national element of the native?, but she is not able to denationalise and ..."
3. The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1883)
"... and it is a testimony of what I have often observed—viz., that the Christian
religion always civilises the people, and reforms their manners, ..."
4. The Life of Reason; Or, The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana (1906)
"In exact proportion to its vigour, it wins over former enemies, civilises the
barbarian, and even tames the viper, when the eye is masterful and sympathetic ..."
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