civilise

Verb civilise has 2 senses

• civilise(v = verb.social) civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
is one way to down, fine-tune, polish, refine
Derived form noun civilisation₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

• civilise(v = verb.change) civilize - raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"
is one way to alter, change, modify
Derived form noun civilisation₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody