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civilizing definition
civilizing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb civilize 1 of 2 senses of civilize Sense 1 educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise => sophisticate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb civilize 1 of 2 senses of civilize Sense 1 educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise => sophisticate Entailment of verb civilize Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb civilize 2 senses of civilize Sense 1 educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise => polish, refine, fine-tune, down Sense 2 civilize, civilise, modernize, modernise, develop => change, alter Familiarity of verb civilize civilize used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb civilize Sense 1 educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise => polish, refine, fine-tune, down -------------- Sense 2 civilize, civilise, modernize, modernise, develop => change, alter -------------- Overview of verb civilize The verb civilize has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise -- (train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry") 2. civilize, civilise, modernize, modernise, develop -- (make a country technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly") Overview of verb civilize The verb civilize has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise -- (train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry") 2. civilize, civilise, modernize, modernise, develop -- (make a country technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly")
civilizing definition
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