civilise

英 ['sɪvɪlaɪz] 美 ['sɪvəˌlaɪz]

• vt. 使文明；使开化
• =civilize(美).

英英释义

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"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• civilize 使开化
• educate 教育
• cultivate 栽培
• train 列车
• school 学校