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Definition of: civilize
(siv′ə·līz) v.t. ·lized, ·liz·ing
To bring into a state of civilization; educate from savagery; refine. Also Brit. civ′i·lise.
—civ′i·lized adjective
—civ′i·liz′er noun
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