civilize
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine.
civilizer
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a word derived from
civilize.
Example Sentences
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The pith of the argument is that the Zana-Malata son of a pirate, Tom Ratsimilaho, has been incorrectly portrayed as a European civilizer of the Madagascar coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2023
In his biography of Emerson he shows how a most inspirational civilizer hitched his own wagon, tried to hitch the U. S. juggernaut, to a transcendental star.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sea, wise men have observed, is the great civilizer.
From Time Magazine Archive
One memorable sentence: "The sea is the great civilizer; the mighty breeder of sanity."
From Time Magazine Archive
Business has during the past two centuries been the great civilizer, the great moral teacher.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by R. L. Alsaker
