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   Civ·i·lize

   /ˈsivəˌlīz/

   

   verb

   • 1. bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced: "both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French civiliser, from civil ‘civil’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. civilizable adjective
   • 2. civilizer noun

   Scrabble Points: 22

   • C

     3

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

     1

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