verb
- present participle of civilise: bringing culture, refinement, or organized society to; making more polite or refined
Usage: British spelling
Examples
- The missionaries believed they were civilising the remote tribes.
- Education plays a key role in civilising society.
- She found the experience of living abroad quite civilising.
- The civilising influence of art and literature cannot be underestimated.
- They viewed their colonial efforts as civilising the native population.
- Good manners have a civilising effect on social interactions.