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uncivilise

uncivilise is the alternative form of uncivilize.

Meaning of uncivilize

Verb

uncivilize (third-person singular simple present uncivilizes, present participle uncivilizing, simple past and past participle uncivilized)

  1. (transitive) To make uncivilized.
    • May his abortive effort to uncivilize human nature, to uncultivate the mind of man, and turn it into a desolate waste, be the last!1831, John Stuart Mill, The Spirit of the Age
    Synonyms:
    decivilize

Forms of uncivilise

third-person singular presentuncivilises
present participleuncivilising
past participleuncivilised
pastuncivilised

Origin of uncivilise

From un- + civilise.

Questions about uncivilise

What is uncivilise the alternative form of?
Uncivilise is the alternative form of uncivilize.

Words near uncivilise in the dictionary

  1. uncivic
  2. uncivil
  3. uncivil war
  4. uncivilisable
  5. uncivilisation
  6. uncivilise
  7. uncivilised
  8. uncivilisedly
  9. uncivilisedness
  10. uncivilises
  11. uncivilising

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