civilizing

Putin preys on the fact that the West thinks money and sport are neutral, or at least civilizing influences.

As agents of Nazi empire-building, these women were assigned the constructive work of the German “civilizing” process.

We will not make our society more civilized by detaching one of our central institutions from its civilizing task.

And that is the reason why Charlemagne befriended the Church and elevated it, because its influence was civilizing.

This is one of the services the mind must render for us; it is the process of civilizing us.

Such was M. Grossi, whom Madam de Warrens undertook and succeeded in civilizing.

This case illustrates the difficulties to be met in civilizing these people.

It is the Government that needs civilizing far more than the people.