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uncivilize

uncivilize verb: to make uncivilized.

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

Synonyms of uncivilize

Forms of uncivilize

third-person singular presentuncivilizes
present participleuncivilizing
past participleuncivilized
pastuncivilized

Origin of uncivilize

From un- + civilize.

Questions about uncivilize

What does uncivilize mean?
Uncivilize means to make uncivilized.
What part of speech is uncivilize?
Uncivilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of uncivilize?
The past tense of uncivilize is uncivilized.

Words near uncivilize in the dictionary

  1. uncivilising
  2. uncivilities
  3. uncivility
  4. uncivilizable
  5. uncivilization
  6. uncivilize
  7. uncivilized
  8. uncivilizedly
  9. uncivilizedness
  10. uncivilizes
  11. uncivilizing

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