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Civilise Moderate

Civilise has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

"Cultivate your musical taste"

"Train your tastebuds"

"She is well schooled in poetry"

2

raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

"The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

3

To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.

Example Sentences
"Cultivate your musical taste" verb
"Train your tastebuds" verb
"She is well schooled in poetry" verb
"The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
polish change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sophisticate
Rhyming Words
ise fise rise gise bise oise wise lise mise sise vise hoise avise moise prise anise raise paise brise poise
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