definition of
civilize

[1] #1 civilize v. [educate, school, train, cultivate, civilise] teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry". wn

[2] #2 civilize v. [civilise] raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized". wn