Civilise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɑːtʃi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈɛnsəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈɛnsəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɑːtʃi/.

Examples

Cultivate your musical taste
Train your tastebuds
She is well schooled in poetry

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

train cultivate educate civilize school

Parts of Speech

verb	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment “Cultivate your musical taste”
verb	raise from a barbaric to a civilized state “The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized”

Word Forms

education	noun	the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
cultivation	noun	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; ; ; --Joseph Conrad
civilization	noun	the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
civilisation	noun	the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zivilisieren

lehren oder verfeinern, im Geschmack oder Urteilsvermögen diskriminierend zu sein

🇫🇷French

civiliser

enseigner ou perfectionner pour être discriminant dans le goût ou le jugement

🇪🇸Spanish

civilizar

enseñar o refinar para ser discriminatorio en gusto o juicio

🇮🇹Italian

civilizzare

insegnare o affinare per essere discriminanti nel gusto o nel giudizio

🇳🇱Dutch

beschaven

leren of verfijnen om onderscheidend te zijn in smaak of oordeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

civilizar

ensinar ou refinar para ser discriminativo no gosto ou no julgamento

🇷🇺Russian

цивилизовать

учить или совершенствовать, чтобы быть разборчивым во вкусах и суждениях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सभ्य बनाने

स्वाद या निर्णय में भेदभावपूर्ण होना सिखाएं या परिष्कृत करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সভ্যতা

স্বাদ বা বিচারে বৈষম্যমূলক হতে শেখান বা পরিমার্জন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நாகரீகம்

ரசனை அல்லது தீர்ப்பில் பாரபட்சமாக இருக்க கற்றுக்கொடுக்கவும் அல்லது செம்மைப்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నాగరికత

రుచి లేదా తీర్పులో వివక్ష చూపడం నేర్పండి లేదా మెరుగుపరచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सभ्यता

चव किंवा निर्णयामध्ये भेदभाव करण्यास शिकवा किंवा परिष्कृत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સભ્યતા

સ્વાદ અથવા નિર્ણયમાં ભેદભાવપૂર્ણ હોવાનું શીખવો અથવા શુદ્ધ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಗರಿಕತೆ

ರುಚಿ ಅಥವಾ ತೀರ್ಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತಾರತಮ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಲಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാഗരികത

അഭിരുചിയിലോ വിധിയിലോ വിവേചനം കാണിക്കാൻ പഠിപ്പിക്കുകയോ പരിഷ്കരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੱਭਿਅਕ

ਸਵਾਦ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਣੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੱਖਪਾਤੀ ਹੋਣ ਲਈ ਸਿਖਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਧਾਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تہذیب

ذائقہ یا فیصلے میں امتیازی سلوک کرنا سکھائیں یا بہتر کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

文明化

教导或改进以在品味或判断上具有辨别力

🇯🇵Japanese

文明化する

味覚や判断力において差別的になるように教える、または磨く

🇰🇷Korean

문명화하다

취향이나 판단에 있어서 차별적이 되도록 가르치거나 개선하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

văn minh

dạy hoặc tinh chỉnh để phân biệt đối xử trong sở thích hoặc phán đoán

🇹🇭Thai

อารยธรรม

สอนหรือขัดเกลาให้แยกแยะรสนิยมหรือวิจารณญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

peradaban

mengajarkan atau menyempurnakan untuk bersikap diskriminatif dalam selera atau penilaian

🇵🇭Filipino

sibilisado

magturo o magpino upang maging diskriminatibo sa panlasa o paghatol

🇲🇾Malay

beradab

mengajar atau memperhalusi untuk bersikap diskriminatif dalam rasa atau pertimbangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحضارة

تعليم أو صقل لتكون تمييزية في الذوق أو الحكم

🇮🇷Persian

متمدن

تعلیم دهید یا اصلاح کنید تا در سلیقه یا قضاوت تبعیض آمیز باشید

🇹🇷Turkish

medenileştirmek

Zevk veya muhakeme açısından ayrımcı olmayı öğretin veya geliştirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לתרבות

ללמד או לחדד להיות מפלה בטעם או בשיפוט

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