CIVILIZE

v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine. Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose Her land to civilize, as to subdue. Dryden

2.
v.

To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs. or R.] "Civilizing adultery." Milton.

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