Difficulty Level
advanced
Translations
🇩🇪 Definition für
, 🇪🇸 Definición para
, 🇮🇹 Definizione per
, 🇵🇹 Definição para
, 🇨🇳 的定义
, 🇯🇵 の定義
, 🇰🇷 의 정의
, 🇸🇦 تعريف
, 🇮🇳 की परिभाषा
Usage Examples
- Les enseignants ont tenté de civiliser les élèves en leur apprenant le respect.
- Les colonisateurs ont cherché à civiliser les populations locales.
- Le film montre comment un pays a été civilisé grâce à l'éducation.
Etymology
*Civiliser* is formed in French from the adjective *civil* (from Latin *civilis*, “of a citizen”, itself from *civis* “citizen”) plus the verb‑forming suffix **‑iser**, borrowed from Latin *‑izare* (as in *moderniser*). The noun *civil* entered French in the 15th c., and the verb *civiliser* appeared in the 17th c., originally meaning “to make civil, to bring into a state of civilization.” The sense has since broadened to “to bring into a more advanced or cultured condition.”
Synonyms
éduquer
cultiver
humaniser
éclairer
élever
affiner
civiliser
Antonyms
déciviliser
barbariser
désiviliser
déhumaniser
