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.
uncivilizable
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a word derived from
civilize.
Example Sentences
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Between the picture of his wife, Charity, and his elephant, Jumbo, was the America which Europe believed to be uncivilizable.
From Time Magazine Archive
