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},
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{
"_dis1": "68 28 4",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
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"word": "քաղաքակրթել"
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],
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civilisere"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civiliseren"
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "beschaven"
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"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "tsiviliseerima"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "sivistää"
},
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civiliser"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 28 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "zivilisieren"
},
{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civilizál"
},
{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "incivilire"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civilizzare"
},
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"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "ardveeinee"
},
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"_dis1": "68 28 4",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "beasee"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "cywilizować"
},
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civiliza"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "civilizovátʹ",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
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"perfective"
],
"word": "цивилизова́ть"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civilizar"
},
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"_dis1": "68 28 4",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
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},
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"word": "culturizar"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civilisera"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "cyvilizuváty",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
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],
"word": "цивілізува́ти"
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"_dis1": "68 28 4",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "giáo hóa"
},
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"_dis1": "68 28 4",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "khai hóa"
},
{
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "truyền bá văn minh"
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]
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"glosses": [
"To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior."
],
"id": "en-civilise-en-verb-G0XnqyF7",
"links": [
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"standards",
"standards#English"
],
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"civilisation",
"civilisation#English"
],
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"civilization",
"civilization#English"
],
[
"behavior",
"behavior#English"
]
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"To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state."
],
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]
]
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English verbs",
"Requests for review of Arabic translations",
"Requests for review of Esperanto translations",
"Requests for review of French translations",
"Requests for review of Icelandic translations",
"Requests for review of Italian translations",
"Requests for review of Japanese translations",
"Requests for review of Vietnamese translations"
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"word": "civitas"
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],
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"civilization",
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"To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state."
],
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]
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}
],
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"word": "civilize"
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"lang": "Armenian",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "քաղաքակրթել"
},
{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "cyvilizavácʹ",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "цывілізава́ць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "civilizovam",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "цивилизовам"
},
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civilisere"
},
{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civiliseren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "beschaven"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "tsiviliseerima"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "sivistää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civiliser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "zivilisieren"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civilizál"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "incivilire"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civilizzare"
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"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "ardveeinee"
},
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "beasee"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
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],
"word": "cywilizować"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"tags": [
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],
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},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civiliza"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
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],
"word": "цивилизова́ть"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civilizar"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"tags": [
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "culturizar"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "civilisera"
},
{
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "cyvilizuváty",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"tags": [
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"word": "цивілізува́ти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "giáo hóa"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
"word": "khai hóa"
},
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"sense": "to educate to a perceived higher standard of behaviour",
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