decivilise

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A form of decivilize — To make less civilized.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verbdecivilise (third-person singular simple present decivilises, present participle decivilising, simple past and past participle decivilised)

present singular third person decivilises · participle present decivilising · participle past decivilised · past decivilised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of decivilize.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishcivilise
  8. Englishdecivilise

From de- + civilise.

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APA

decivilise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decivilise

MLA

“decivilise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decivilise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decivilise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decivilise.

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