uncivilize

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verb

To make uncivilized.

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decivilize
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Meanings

verbuncivilize (third-person singular simple present uncivilizes, present participle uncivilizing, simple past and past participle uncivilized)

present singular third person uncivilizes · participle present uncivilizing · participle past uncivilized · past uncivilized · alternative uncivilise

  1. transitiveTo make uncivilized.

    May his abortive effort to uncivilize human nature, to uncultivate the mind of man, and turn it into a desolate waste, be the last!

    1831, John Stuart Mill, The Spirit of the Age

    Synonyms: decivilize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make uncivilized.

Similar
decivilize

Origin

From un- + civilize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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