Thesaurus results for CIVILIZE

civilize

verb

as in to cultivate

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Recent Examples of civilize These facts, in turn, were wielded as evidence for the need of a civilizing Christian influence. —

David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 If Providence gave Americans the right to civilize a continent, why not the world? —

Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 Practically speaking, if your checklist is mostly phones and a CPAP, a mid-size electric battery station is civilized: quiet, indoor-safe and instantly useful. —

Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 Colonial empires were founded upon understandings of racial hierarchy and civilizing missions. —

Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for civilize

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One garden tip Nielsen recommends when cultivating purple coneflower is to work compost into the soil at least two weeks before transplanting or planting coneflower seeds.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026
In California, state and local government agencies have launched dust-mitigation efforts by installing windbreaks, such as cultivating native plants or reshaping the topography with more ridges.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026