Definition of civilizing

"civilizing" in the verb sense

1. educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

"Cultivate your musical taste"

"Train your tastebuds"

"She is well schooled in poetry"

2. civilize, civilise

raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

"The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

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Quotations for civilizing

Old gold has a civilizing virtue which new gold must grow old to be capable of secreting. [ Lowell ]

What are these wondrous civilizing arts, this Roman polish, and this smooth behavior that render man thus tractable and tame? [ Addison ]

civilizing in Scrabble®

The word civilizing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 25

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters civilizing:

CIVILIZING
(315)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word civilizing

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In civilizing

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civilizing in Words With Friends™

The word civilizing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 30

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters civilizing:

CIVILIZING
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Words within the letters of civilizing

2 letter words in civilizing (1 word)

3 letter words in civilizing (3 words)

4 letter words in civilizing (2 words)

5 letter words in civilizing (4 words)

6 letter words in civilizing (1 word)

10 letter words in civilizing (1 word)

civilizing + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence civilizing

Words that start with civilizing (1 word)

Words with civilizing in them (1 word)

Words that end with civilizing (4 words)

Word Growth involving civilizing

Shorter words in civilizing

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Longer words containing civilizing

decivilizing

overcivilizing

recivilizing