civilise

Verb

Verb Forms: civilised, civilising, civilises

To make more civilized; to bring out of a primitive state.
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

Examples

Her aim was to CIVILISE the jumbled letters on her rack into a coherent word.

Origin / Etymology

From civil + -ise.

Synonyms

civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train

Scrabble Score: 13

civilise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
civilise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
civilise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

civilise: valid Words With Friends Word