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civicizing

civicizing is the present participle and gerund of civicize.

Meaning of civicize

Verb

civicize (third-person singular simple present civicizes, present participle civicizing, simple past and past participle civicized)

  1. (transitive) To make civic.
    • Civicizing public spaces is an antidote to marginalization and exclusion, and it requires that we restore linkages between municipalities, social networks, cultural institutions and communities.2023, Teddy Cruz, Fonna Forman, Socializing Architecture: Top Down / Bottom Up, page 60

Questions about civicizing

What is civicizing the present participle and gerund of?
Civicizing is the present participle and gerund of civicize.

Words near civicizing in the dictionary

  1. civicists
  2. civicization
  3. civicize
  4. civicized
  5. civicizes
  6. civicizing
  7. civicminded
  8. civicmindedness
  9. civics
  10. civie
  11. civies

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