civilize
1.
(
verb
) make a country technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now highly developed"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
Synonyms:
develop
,
modernize
Related Words:
alter
,
change
2.
(
verb
) train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
Synonyms:
cultivate
,
educate
,
school
,
train
Related Words:
down
,
fine-tune
,
polish
,
refine
,
sophisticate
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