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civilizing

civilizing is the present participle and gerund of civilize.

Meaning of civilize

Verb

civilize (third-person singular simple present civilizes, present participle civilizing, simple past and past participle civilized)

  1. American and Oxford British standard spelling of civilise.

Questions about civilizing

What is civilizing the present participle and gerund of?
Civilizing is the present participle and gerund of civilize.

Words near civilizing in the dictionary

  1. civilizee
  2. civilizees
  3. civilizer
  4. civilizers
  5. civilizes
  6. civilizing
  7. civill
  8. civiller
  9. civillest
  10. civillian
  11. civillity

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