CIVILIZING Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word civilizing. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CIVILIZING
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| enlightening | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance • enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement | ||||||||
| polishing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it | ||||||||
| refining | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | ||||||||
| civilising | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • raise from a barbaric to a civilized state | ||||||||
| cultivating | verbv | |||||||
verb • foster the growth of • prepare for crops • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||||||||
| educating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • give an education to • create by training and teaching • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | ||||||||
| humanizing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • make more humane | ||||||||
| civilise | verbv | |||||||
verb • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • raise from a barbaric to a civilized state | ||||||||
| cultivate | verbv | |||||||
verb • foster the growth of • prepare for crops • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||||||||
| educate | verbv | |||||||
verb • give an education to • create by training and teaching • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | ||||||||
| school | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an educational institution • a building where young people receive education • the process of being formally educated at a school • a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers • the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session • an educational institution's faculty and students • a large group of fish verb • educate in or as if in a school • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • swim in or form a large group of fish | ||||||||
| train | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive • a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding • a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file • a series of consequences wrought by an event • piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor • wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed verb • create by training and teaching • undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession • develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control • educate for a future role or function • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards • teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports • exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition • cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it • travel by rail or train • drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground | ||||||||
