civilizar (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

Español > 2 sentidos de la palabra *civilizar*:
VERBO	social	civilizar, cultivar, educar	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
VERBO	change	civilizar, desenvolupar, modernizar	raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

Español > *civilizar*: 2 sentidos > verbo 1, social
Sentido	Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment.
Sinónimos	cultivar, educar
Específico	sofisticar	make less natural or innocent
General	afinar, perfeccionar, pulimentar, pulir, refinar	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Inglés	educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise
Catalán	civilitzar, educar
Nombres	educación, instrucción	The result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
Nombres	refinamiento	A highly developed state of perfection

Español > *civilizar*: 2 sentidos > verbo 2, change
Sentido	Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state.
Sinónimos	desenvolupar, modernizar
General	alterar, cambiar, modificar, mudar, retocar, transformar, variar	Cause to change
Inglés	civilize, civilise
Catalán	civilitzar, desenvolupar, modernitzar
Nombres	civilización	A society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
Nombres	civilización	The social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

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