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To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.

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civilise

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/

Verb

To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.

Japanese Meaning

人々をより高い行動基準へ導くため、教育や啓蒙を行う / 社会や文化を成熟した状態にする、文明化する

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Community leaders attempted to civilise the newcomers by offering classes in etiquette, local laws, and language.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

地域の指導者たちは、礼儀や現地の法律、言語の講座を提供して新参者をより高い行動基準に導こうとした。

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Sense（1）

To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.

Sense（2）

To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.

Sense（3）

To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

civilises

（ present singular third-person ）

civilising

（ participle present ）

civilised

（ participle past ）

civilised

（ past ）

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