civilize
Example Sentences
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Heaney was born with a subject he often resisted, and “Digging” turns away from violence to the civilizing necessity of work.
It’s meant to be more like tennis—civilized, sedate.
He was also notable as a recruiter of aimless youths who wanted to be tough guys; for them the Nazi Storm Trooper units were the place to cast off the shackles of civilized inhibitions.
From Salon
That covers the parts of the civilized world Putin covets — including Alaska.
From Salon
“You want to know what’s happening? Act civilized, act kind, act tolerant, because this is the problem with what’s happening in the region.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
