civilize
VERB
/sɪvə,laɪ/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
civilize is a valid 8-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3I1V4I1L1I1Z10E1
3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does civilize mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment.
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2
Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state.
“The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized”
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