How do you pronounce civilize?

civilize is pronounced as /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/.

🏛️civilize

verb

/ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/

to bring a society or group to a more developed, organized, or socially acceptable state; to educate and refine behavior

Education can help civilize communities by promoting shared values and respect.

refine, educate, cultivate, humanize, enlighten

barbarize, degrade, brutalize

civilize society, civilize behavior, civilize a nation, efforts to civilize

To add fuel to a fire; to encourage or increase a strong feeling or activity.

to prepare food by heating it so it is ready to eat

Extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing...

to preserve the memory of a person or event, often through a ceremony, monument, or record

to have a deep longing or desire for something

to make or become six times as great or as many