civilize
civilize verb: american and Oxford British standard spelling of civilise.
Verb
civilize (third-person singular simple present civilizes, present participle civilizing, simple past and past participle civilized)
civilize meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
civilize in Tamil
- பண்படுத்து, சீர் திருத்து, நாகரிகப் படுத்து, நயமாக்கு
civilize in Malayalam
- edify, enlighten, improve
- നാഗരികത്വം വരുത്തുക, ശിഷ്ടാചാരം ശീലിപ്പിക്കുക, പരിഷ്കൃതരാക്കുക, പരിഷ്കരിക്കുക, സംസ്കാരം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക, പ്രബുദ്ധമാക്കുക
civilize in Kannada
- ಪೊಳಲಿಗನಾಗಿಸು
Forms of civilize
| third-person singular present | civilizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | civilizing |
| past participle | civilized |
| past | civilized |
| alternative form | civilise |
Origin of civilize
Borrowed from French civiliser, corresponding to civil + -ize.
Words formed from civilize
Questions about civilize
- What does civilize mean?
- Civilize means american and Oxford British standard spelling of civilise.
- What is civilize in Tamil?
- Civilize in Tamil is பண்படுத்து, சீர் திருத்து, நாகரிகப் படுத்து. See Civilize meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is civilize?
- Civilize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of civilize?
- The past tense of civilize is civilized.
Words near civilize in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: civilize (page history and authors); civilize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); civilize (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); civilize (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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