Lexic.us

Definition of Civilise

1. Verb. Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment. "She is well schooled in poetry"

2. Verb. Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state. "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

Definition of Civilise

1. Verb. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of (behaviour). ¹

2. Verb. 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). ¹

3. Verb. To bring from a state of (savagery) to an educated or refined state. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Civilise

1. to civilize [v -LISED, -LISING, -LISES] - See also: civilize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Civilise

civilian civilian clothing civilian dress civilian garb civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services civilianization civilianizations civilianize civilianized civilianizes

civilianizing civilians civilisation civilisational civilisations civilise (current term) civilised civilises civilish civilising

civilist civilists civilities civility civilizable civilization civilization-state civilizational civilizations civilize

Literary usage of Civilise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Venezuela by Leonard Victor Dalton (1912)
"... —Raleigh and El Dorado—Attempts to civilise the Indians —Missions—University of Caracas—Guipuzcoana Company— Revolution of Gual and Espana—Miranda—The ..."

2. The Russian Court in the Eighteenth Century by Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy (1906)
"CHAPTER XI Catherine's difficult task—Her endeavours to civilise her subjects —She invites foreigners to Russia—Has translations made of famous works—Writes ..."

3. The History of Portugal: From the Commencement of the Monarchy to the Reign by Edward McMurdo (1888)
"... Bermudo the Deacon labours to civilise the nation—Cedes the crown to Alfonso II. the Chaste—Wars with the Saracens, and progress of ..."

4. Heroes of North African Discovery by N. D'Anvers (1877)
"THE WAR ON TIIE GOLD COAST, AND THE EFFORTS NOW BEING MADE TO civilise NORTH-WEST AFRICA. The Causes of the War—Danger of the Whites—Opportune ..."

5. Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel by Henri Frédéric Amiel (1893)
"Will the conquerors of to-day ever learn to civilise and soften their forms of life ? It is by their future novels that we shall be able to judge. ..."

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