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overcivilize

overcivilize verb: to civilize excessively.

Verb

overcivilize (third-person singular simple present overcivilizes, present participle overcivilizing, simple past and past participle overcivilized)

  1. (transitive) To civilize excessively.

Forms of overcivilize

third-person singular presentovercivilizes
present participleovercivilizing
past participleovercivilized
pastovercivilized

Origin of overcivilize

From over- + civilize.

Questions about overcivilize

What does overcivilize mean?
Overcivilize means to civilize excessively.
What part of speech is overcivilize?
Overcivilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of overcivilize?
The past tense of overcivilize is overcivilized.

Words near overcivilize in the dictionary

  1. overcites
  2. overciting
  3. overcivil
  4. overcivility
  5. overcivilization
  6. overcivilize
  7. overcivilized
  8. overcivilizes
  9. overcivilizing
  10. overclad
  11. overcladded

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