to civilise

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Englisch - Türkisch
f., İng., bak. civilize
Englisch - Englisch
Alternative spelling of civilize
{f} educate, cultivate, humanize, refine, tame (also civilize)
UK, alternative spelling of civilize
train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"