Synonyms for civilize

Verb

1. educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise, polish, refine, fine-tune, down

usage: train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

2. civilize, civilise, change, alter, modify

usage: raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"