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Definition of Civilizing

Civilizing
Civilize Civ"i*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Civilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Civilizing.] [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil. See Civil.] 1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine. Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose Her land to civilize, as to subdue. --Dryden 2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs. or R.] ``Civilizing adultery.' --Milton. Syn: To polish; refine; humanize.

Meaning of Civilizing from wikipedia

- and civitas ('city'). The fundamental treatise is Norbert Elias's The Civilizing Process (1939), which traces social mores from medieval courtly society...
- empire on the basis of the civilizing mission. Although the British did not invent the term, the notion of a "civilizing mission" was equally important...
- compared to other cultures. The Civilizing Process, Vol.I. The History of Manners, Oxford: Blackwell, 1978 The Civilizing Process, Vol.II. State Formation...
- p. 1008. Civilizing Chengdu - Available at the Internet Archive Civilizing Chengdu - Available at JSTOR (DOI 10.2307/j.ctt1tg5jrh) Civilizing Chengdu -...
- become civilized. The United States accordingly adopted a policy of civilizing Indians while Washington was president. The policy ****umed that civilized Indians...
- book International Territorial Administration: How Trusteeship and The Civilizing Mission Never Went Away — examining international territorial administration...
- (2010). Civilizing the Economy: A New Economics of Provision. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780511844737. "Reviews and Endor****ts for Civilizing the...
- Book of the Civilized Man (Latin: Urb**** Magnus Danielis Becclesiensis, also known as Liber Urbani, Urb**** Magnus, or Civilized Man), by Daniel of Beccles...
- A civilization state, or civilizational state, is a country that aims to represent not just a historical territory, ethnolinguistic group, or body of governance...
- Civilized Evil is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1980. It was reissued by Atlantic on CD in 1992. All songs...